Marmaduke Coghill (1673–1738) was a member of the

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for Dublin University, judge of the

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and

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Biography

Coghill was born in

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, the son of John Coghill of

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, judge of the prerogative court and one of the masters in chancery. His mother was the daughter of Tobias Cramer, of Ballyfoyle,

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. Two elder sisters and a younger brother, James, survived infancy. He spent his childhood in Dublin.A History of the County Dublin, by Francis Elrington Ball (1920) He occupied a prominent place in the life of Dublin, and was remarkable for his early display of ability. At the age of 14, he entered

Trinity College Dublin Trinity College Dublin (), officially titled The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, and legally incorporated as Trinity College, the University of Dublin (TCD), is the sole constituent college of the Unive ...

; at the age of 18 he graduated as a bachelor of laws; at the age of 19 he was returned to parliament; and at the age of 26 he became judge of the prerogative court. Drumcondra-church-1790

In Parliament, from 1692 to 1713 he was a representative of the borough of

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, and from 1713 to his death, in 1739, a representative of

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. He was politically close to

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, the British Prime Minister's chief advisor on Irish affairs. He became Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1735 and was regarded as an honest and able supporter of Irish interests.Royal Irish Academy: Dictionary of Irish Biography, vol. 2, p. 625, Dublin 2009 Outside parliament he was very active on boards, commissions and trusts, took a hand in the building of

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and was pro-vice-chancellor of Trinity College. He lived in

Belvidere House, Drumcondra Belvidere House in Drumcondra, Dublin is a historic house now located within the grounds of St Patrick's College, Dublin, a constituent college of Dublin City University. The house was constructed in its original form around 1660 for Robert Boot ...

, now in the grounds of

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. He suffered from gout for a large part of his life. From his father Coghill had inherited a lease from the Corporation of lands in

Clonturk Clonturk () is an area on the Northside (Dublin), Northside of Dublin, in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is located in the south of the suburb of Drumcondra, Dublin, Drumcondra, just north of the River Tolka, but previously, Clonturk had been ...

, where he erected a house which was afterwards known as Drumcondra House. He moved into Drumcondra House and lived there with his sister until his death. He never married; in his last years, he lived with his unmarried sister Mary. At his death she was left, for her lifetime, his lands in the barony of

Coolock Coolock () is a large suburban area, centred on a village, on Dublin city's Northside in Ireland. Coolock is crossed by the Santry River, a prominent feature in the middle of the district, with a linear park and ponds. The Coolock suburban a ...

, rents from his properties in Clonturk, all his household goods, and his coach, chariot and horses. In 1743, she erected the parish church of Clonturk (now

Drumcondra Church Drumcondra Church of Ireland is a Church of Ireland church located in Drumcondra, Dublin, previously in the Civil Parish of Clonturk. The church and its churchyard contain memorials to a number of notable historical figures. History In 1743 the ...

), and placed in it a statue of her brother by the Dutch sculptor

Peter Scheemakers Peter Scheemakers or Pieter Scheemaeckers II or the Younger (10 January 1691 – 12 September 1781) was a Southern Netherlands, Flemish sculptor who worked for most of his life in London. His public and church sculptures in a classicism, classici ...

. He was buried in the family vault in St. Andrew's Church, Andrew St. The tomb was designed by

.Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851 by Peter Gunnis

External links

Photograph of Belvedere House taken by Sir John Joscelyn Coghill around 1860

References

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