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Dingle (Parliament Of Ireland Constituency)
Dingle was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until its abolition on 1 January 1801. Boundaries and Boundary Changes This constituency was based in the town of Dingle in County Kerry. History It was incorporated by charter in 1607 with a Provost, 12 Burgesses and 150 freemen two resident. It had a corporation, and the electorate consisted of 13 burgesses and 150 freemen. In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Dingle was represented with two members. Following the Act of Union 1800 the borough was disenfranchised. Members of Parliament, 1585–1801 *1585 Thomas Trant and James Trant *1613–1615 Thomas Trant FitzRichard and Michael Hussey *1634–1635 Dominick Rice and James Rice *1639–1649 Sir George Blundell, 2nd Baronet Sir George Blundell, 2nd Baronet (died 1675) was an Anglo-Irish politician. Blundell was the son of Sir Francis Blundell, 1st Baronet and Joyce Serjeant, and on 26 April 1625 he succeeded to his father's ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dingle
Dingle (Irish: ''An Daingean'' or ''Daingean Uí Chúis'', meaning "fort of Ó Cúis") is a town in County Kerry, Ireland. The only town on the Dingle Peninsula, it sits on the Atlantic coast, about southwest of Tralee and northwest of Killarney. Principal industries in the town are tourism, fishing and agriculture: Dingle Mart (livestock market) serves the surrounding countryside. In 2016 Dingle had a population of 2,050 with 13.7% of the population speaking Irish on a daily basis outside the education system. Dingle is situated in a ''Gaeltacht'' region. An adult Bottlenose dolphin named Fungie had been courting human contact in Dingle Bay since 1983 but disappeared in 2020. History A large number of Ogham stones were set up in an enclosure in the 4th and 5th centuries AD at Ballintaggart. The town developed as a port following the Norman invasion of Ireland. By the thirteenth century, more goods were being exported through Dingle than Limerick, and in 1257 an ordinance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Crosbie (Dingle MP)
Sir Thomas Crosbie (died 7 February 1694), also recorded as Crosby, was an Anglo-Irish soldier and politician. Crosbie was the eldest son of David Crosbie of Ardfert, a Protestant planter whose family had moved to County Kerry in the early seventeenth century. His paternal grandfather was Bishop John Crosbie. His mother was a daughter of Bishop John Steere. Crosbie served as an ensign in the army of the Commonwealth of England, rising eventually to the rank of lieutenant in a troop of horse. He participated in the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland as a "known enemy of the Confederate Catholics". After the Stuart Restoration, Crosbie, who inherited the family estate in 1658, was included in the general pardon granted to supporters of Cromwell. He was appointed High Sheriff of Kerry in 1661 and 1668. On 1 May 1664, he was appointed by the Duke of Ormond to manage the affairs of the Dublin Castle administration in Kerry and Cork, and was knighted for his services. In 1678 he was made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hayes St Leger, 2nd Viscount Doneraile
Hayes St Leger, 2nd Viscount Doneraile (9 March 1755 — 8 November 1819) was an Anglo-Irish politician and peer. Doneraile was the son of St Leger St Leger, 1st Viscount Doneraile, and the great-grandson of Arthur St Leger, 1st Viscount Doneraile. Like his father, he served in the Irish House of Commons as the Member of Parliament for Doneraile, between 1777 and 1787. He inherited his father's title on 15 May 1787 and assumed his seat in the Irish House of Lords The Irish House of Lords was the upper house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from medieval times until 1800. It was also the final court of appeal of the Kingdom of Ireland. It was modelled on the House of Lords of England, with mem .... He married Charlotte Bernard, the daughter of James Bernard and Esther Smith, on 3 September 1785, and together they had three children. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Doneraile, Hayes St Leger, 2nd Viscount 1755 births 1819 deaths Viscounts in the Peerage of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Boyle Townsend
Richard Boyle Townsend (1756 – 26 November 1826) was an Irish politician. He was the only son of Richard Townsend and his wife Elizabeth FitzGerald, daughter of John FitzGerald, 15th Knight of Kerry. His uncles were Maurice FitzGerald, 16th Knight of Kerry and John Townsend. Townsend entered the Irish House of Commons in 1782 and sat for Dingle until he resigned his seat in 1795. He was appointed High Sheriff of County Cork The High Sheriff of County Cork was the Sovereign's judicial representative in County Cork. Initially an office for lifetime, assigned by the Sovereign, the High Sheriff became an annual appointment following the Provisions of Oxford in 1258. ... for 1785. cites On 16 May 1784, he married Henrietta Newenham, daughter of John Newenham, and by her he had eight sons and a daughter. References 1756 births 1826 deaths Irish MPs 1776–1783 Irish MPs 1783–1790 Irish MPs 1790–1797 Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Alexander (politician)
Robert Alexander may refer to: Politics *Robert Alexander (Maryland politician) (1740–1805), loyalist Continental congressman from Maryland *Robert Alexander (North Carolina politician), 18th-century North Carolina politician *Robert Alexander (Newfoundland politician) (1827–1884), merchant and politician in Newfoundland *Robert Alexander, 16th Baron Cobham (1885–1951), Baron Cobham, British peer *Robert Alexander, Baron Alexander of Weedon (1936–2005), British barrister and Conservative politician *Robert Keith Alexander (1930–2014), Alberta MLA, 1982–1985 *Robert Alexander (Irish politician) (1752–1827), Anglo-Irish politician Sports * Robert Alexander (American football) (1958–2022), American football running back *Robert Alexander (Irish sportsman) (1910–1943), Irish rugby union and cricket player *Robert A. Alexander (1819–1867), American horse breeder *Robert Alexander (New Zealand cricketer) (1911–1988) Other *Robert Alexander (United States Army offic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cork County (Parliament Of Ireland Constituency)
Cork County was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800. Boundaries and Boundary Changes This constituency consisted of the County Cork. It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland up to 1800. History In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Cork County was represented with two members.O'Hart (2007), p. 500 Following the Act of Union 1800 the borough retained two parliamentary seats in the United Kingdom House of Commons. Members of Parliament *1585: April. Sir John Norreys, knt. William Cogan, Esq. John Fitzgerald, Esq., of Cloyne. *1613: 19 April. Dermod McCarthy, Esq., of Lohort. Andrew Barrett, Esq., of Ballincollig. *1634: 23 June. Sir William St. Leger, knt., of Doneraile. Sir Donagh McCarthy, knt. *1639: 2 March. Sir William St Leger, knt., of Doneraile. Donagh McCarthy, knt. *1641: 20 February. Redmond Roche (MP) in place of Donagh McCarthy, who succeeded his father as 2nd Viscount of Muskerry. *1641: 22 June ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Townsend (politician)
Richard Townsend (c. 1731 – 12 December 1783) was an Irish politician. He was the oldest son of Richard Townsend, son of Bryan Townsend, and his second wife Elizabeth Beecher, daughter of Henry Beecher and granddaughter of Thomas Beecher. His younger brother was John Townsend. Townsend served as colonel of the Cork Militia and was appointed High Sheriff of County Cork in 1753. He entered the Irish House of Commons for County Cork in 1759 and represented the constituency until his death in 1783. In 1776, he was also elected for Dingle, however chose not to sit. In October 1752, he married Elizabeth FitzGerald, daughter of John FitzGerald, 15th Knight of Kerry. They had a daughter and a son Richard Boyle Townsend Richard Boyle Townsend (1756 – 26 November 1826) was an Irish politician. He was the only son of Richard Townsend and his wife Elizabeth FitzGerald, daughter of John FitzGerald, 15th Knight of Kerry. His uncles were Maurice FitzGerald, 16th .... References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice FitzGerald, 16th Knight Of Kerry
Maurice FitzGerald, 16th Knight of Kerry (c. 1734 – 24 June 1779), known as "The Dingle Knight", was an Irish politician, barrister and hereditary knight. He was the only surviving son of John FitzGerald, 15th Knight of Kerry and his wife Margaret Deane, daughter of Joseph Deane. In 1741, he succeeded his father as Knight of Kerry. FitzGerald was Judge of the Admiralty Court and in 1761, he entered the Irish House of Commons. He sat for Dingle, the same constituency his father had represented before, until 1776. On 10 June 1764, he married his cousin Lady Anne FitzMaurice, only daughter of William FitzMaurice, 2nd Earl of Kerry. FitzGerald died childless and was succeeded in his title by his uncle Robert. His nephew Richard Boyle Townsend Richard Boyle Townsend (1756 – 26 November 1826) was an Irish politician. He was the only son of Richard Townsend and his wife Elizabeth FitzGerald, daughter of John FitzGerald, 15th Knight of Kerry. His uncles were Maurice FitzGerald, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir William Fownes, 2nd Baronet
Sir William Fownes, 2nd Baronet (1709 – 5 June 1778) was an Anglo-Irish politician. Fownes was the son of Sir William Fownes, 1st Baronet, and in 1735 he inherited his father's baronetcy. Fownes was the Member of Parliament for Dingle in the Irish House of Commons between 1749 and 1760, before representing Knocktopher from 1761 to 1776. Fownes was admitted to the Irish Privy Council in 1761. He finally represented the borough of Wicklow between 1776 and his death in 1778. In 1739, William married Lady Elizabeth Ponsonby. His granddaughter was Marianne-Caroline Hamilton Marianne-Caroline Hamilton (1777 – 29 July 1861) was an Irish artist and memoirist. Her memoirs, ''Reminiscences of Marianne-Caroline Hamilton (1777–1861)'', were published in 2010. Early life and family Marianne-Caroline Hamilton was b ... via his daughter and only child Sarah Tighe (née Fownes). References {{DEFAULTSORT:Fownes, William, 2nd Baronet 1709 births 1778 deaths 18t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert FitzGerald, 17th Knight Of Kerry
Robert FitzGerald, 17th Knight of Kerry (1717 – 5 December 1781) was an Irish politician, barrister and hereditary knight. He was the second son of Maurice FitzGerald, 14th Knight of Kerry and his wife Elizabeth Crosbie, second daughter of David Crosbie. He graduated with a Bachelor of Law and served then as Judge of the Admiralty Court. In 1741, he entered the Irish House of Commons and sat for Dingle, the same constituency his older brother John had represented before, until his death. In 1779, he succeeded his nephew Maurice as Knight of Kerry. In March 1746, FitzGerald married firstly Lucy Leslie, daughter of John Leslie of Tarbert, County Kerry, and niece of James Leslie (bishop) of Limerick. She died only four years later and he married secondly Catherine FitzGerald, second daughter of Thomas FitzGerald, 18th Knight of Glin in 1752. After the death of his second wife in 1759, FitzGerald married lastly Catherine Sandes, daughter of Lancelot Sandes in 1770 and had by her tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Perceval, 2nd Earl Of Egmont
John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont, PC, FRS (25 February 17114 December 1770) was a British politician, political pamphleteer, and genealogist who served as First Lord of the Admiralty. Early life He was the son and heir of John Perceval, 1st Earl of Egmont, by his wife Catherine Parker. He was baptised at the Palace of Westminster, London. His two siblings were Lady Catharine Perceval (wife of Thomas Hanmer MP of The Fenns) and Lady Helena Perceval (wife of John Rawdon, 1st Earl of Moira). His paternal grandparents were Sir John Perceval, 3rd Baronet of Lohort Castle and the former Catherine Dering (daughter of Sir Edward Dering, 2nd Baronet). His maternal grandparents were Sir Philip Parker, 2nd Baronet of Arwarton and the former Mary Fortray (a daughter of landowner and author Samuel Fortrey of Byall Fen). He succeeded his father in 1748 as 2nd Earl of Egmont in the Peerage of Ireland. Career Perceval sat in the Irish House of Commons for Dingle between 1731 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John FitzGerald, 15th Knight Of Kerry
John FitzGerald, 15th Knight of Kerry (1706 – 10 June 1741) was an Irish politician and hereditary knight. He was the older son of Maurice FitzGerald, 14th Knight of Kerry, and his wife Elizabeth Crosbie, second daughter of David Crosbie. His younger brother was Robert FitzGerald. In 1728, FitzGerald entered the Irish House of Commons and sat for Dingle until his death. One year later, he succeeded his father as Knight of Kerry. On 12 April 1732, FitzGerald married Margaret Deane, youngest daughter of Joseph Deane, Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer, and by her, he had a daughter and a son. FitzGerald died at The Grove, Dingle Dingle (Irish: ''An Daingean'' or ''Daingean Uí Chúis'', meaning "fort of Ó Cúis") is a town in County Kerry, Ireland. The only town on the Dingle Peninsula, it sits on the Atlantic coast, about southwest of Tralee and northwest of Killa ... in 1741 and was succeeded in his title by his only son Maurice. References (Ireland) { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
