Sir Compton Domvile, 2nd Baronet (1696 – 13 March 1768) was an

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politician. Domvile was the son of Sir Thomas Domvile, 1st Baronet and in 1721 he inherited his father's

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. Between 1721 and 1768 Domvile was Clerk of the Crown and Hanaper in the Irish Chancery. He was the Member of Parliament for

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in the

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from 1727 until his death in 1768.E. M. Johnston-Liik
''MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800''
(Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.85 (Retrieved 21 November 2022). In 1743 Domvile was made a member of the

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. He inherited Santry Court from his nephew, Lord Barry of Santry, in 1751 and made unsuccessful attempts to have the

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revived in his honour. Domvile's title became extinct upon his death.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Domvile, Compton, 2nd Baronet 1696 births 1768 deaths 18th-century Anglo-Irish people Baronets in the Baronetage of Ireland Civil servants from Dublin (city) Compton Irish MPs 1727–1760 Irish MPs 1761–1768 Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Dublin constituencies Members of the Privy Council of Ireland