Robert Cuninghame, 1st Baron Rossmore
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Robert Cuninghame, 1st Baron Rossmore (d. 6 August 1801), was an Irish soldier and politician.
Cuninghame was the son of Colonel David Cuninghame, and his wife Margaret Callander of Craigforth. He was a General in the Army and a Colonel in the 5th Dragons and fought at an early age at the Battle of Culloden in 1746. He later served as Commander-in-Chief of Ireland from 1793 to 1793. Cuninghame also sat as a Member of the Irish House of Commons for Tulsk from 1751 to 1760, for Armagh from 1761 to 1768 and for County Monaghan from 1769 to 1796. Between 1788 and 1789 he represented East Grinstead in the British House of Commons.
Cuninghame married Elizabeth Murray, second daughter and co-heiress of Colonel John Murray, in 1754. He was admitted to the Irish Privy Council in 1782 and in 1796 he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Rossmore, of Monaghan in the County of Monaghan, with remainder to his wife's nephews Henry Alexander Jones (the son of Theophilus Jones and Anne Murray, eldest sister of Elizabeth; Henry Alexander Jones died childless before his uncle Lord Rossmore) and Warner William Westenra and Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Westenra, sons of Henry Westenra and Harriet Murray, youngest sister of Elizabeth. Lord Rossmore later sat as an Irish Representative Peer in the House of Lords from January 1801 until his death in August 1801. He was childless and was succeeded in the barony according to the special remainder by his wife's nephew Warner William Westenra, 2nd Baron Rossmore. Lady Rossmore died in 1824.
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by George Medley James Cuninghame |
Member of Parliament for East Grinstead with George Medley 1788–1789 |
Succeeded by George Medley Richard Ford |
| Military offices | ||
| Preceded by George Warde |
Commander-in-Chief of Ireland 1793–1796 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Carhampton |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by New Creation |
Baron Rossmore 1796–1801 |
Succeeded by Warner William Westenra |
[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
