James Stopford, 1st Earl of Courtown
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James Stopford, 1st Earl of Courtown (1700-12 January 1770), was an Irish politician.
Courtown was the son of James Stopford, of Courtown, County Wexford, who represented County Wexford in the Irish House of Commons, and his wife Frances (née Jones). He succeeded his father as Member of Parliament for County Wexford in 1721, a seat he held until 1727, and then represented Fethard from 1727 to 1758. The latter year he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Courtown, of Courtown in the County of Wexford. Four years later he was further honoured when he was made Viscount Stopford and Earl of Courtown, in the County of Wexford, also in the Peerage of Ireland.
Lord Courtown married Elizabeth, daughter of the Right Reverend Edward Smith, Bishop of Down and Conner, in 1727. He died in January 1770 and was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son James, who became a prominent Tory politician. His second son the Hon. Edward Stopford (1732-1794) was a Lieutenant-General in the Army. Lady Courtown survived her husband by 18 years and died in September 1788.
[edit] References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- www.thepeerage.com
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
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| Preceded by New Creation |
Earl of Courtown 1762–1770 |
Succeeded by James Stopford |
