Sir Arthur Loftus (died 27 May 1665) was an Anglo-Irish politician and landowner. Rathfarnham Castle

He was the son of Sir Adam Loftus and Jane Vaughan. His grandfather was Sir

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. He served as the

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for County Wexford in the 1639–49 parliament and was Provost Marshal of

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. He was knighted by Charles II. He lived at Rathfarnham,

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. Loftus married Lady Dorothy Boyle, daughter of

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and Catherine Fenton, in 1627. However, the Earl of Cork in his diaries records their marriage on Shrove Monday, 13 February 1632 (1631 Old Style). Their son was Adam Loftus, 1st Viscount Lisburne and their daughter, Lettice, married Humphrey Coningsby.

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Date of birth unknown 1665 deaths 17th-century Anglo-Irish people 17th-century Irish landowners Irish MPs 1639–1649 Knights Bachelor

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Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Wexford constituencies {{Ireland-pre1801-MP-stub