Archibald Acheson, 1st Viscount Gosford

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Achibald Acheson 1st Viscount Gosford, Bt PC (1 September 1718 – 5 September 1790) was an Irish Peer. The son of Sir Arthur Acheson, 5th Baronet, he succeeded to the baronetcy upon the death of his father, and was subsequently created Baron Gosford in 1776 and Viscount Gosford in 1785.

He married Mary Richardson in 1740, with whom he had the following children:

• Hon Nichola Acheson
• Arthur Acheson, 1st Earl of Gosford (c.1742-1807)

He was the father of Hon. Anna Maria Acheson, whose mother is not mentioned.

• He was Sherrif of County Armagh in 1751.
• He was Deputy Governor of County Armagh between 1756-1761.
• He was Sherrif of County Cavan in 1761
• He was invested as Privy Counsellor on 7th May, 1770

Baronetage of Nova Scotia
Preceded by Arthur Acheson	Acheson Baronets 1748–1790	Succeeded by Arthur Acheson
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by New Creation	Baron Gosford 1776–1790	Succeeded by Arthur Acheson
	Viscount Gosford 1785–1790
Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by ?	Member for Armagh 1761–1761	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by ?	Member for Armagh 1768–1768	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by ?	Member for Enniskillen 1776–1776	Succeeded by ?

[edit] Sources

• This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
• thePeerage.com