George de la Poer Beresford, 1st Marquess of Waterford, KP, PC (Ire) (8 January 1735 – 3 December 1800) was an Irish politician, known as George Beresford, 2nd Earl of Tyrone from 1763 to 1789.
Beresford was the eldest son of the 1st Earl of Tyrone and his wife, Katherine, Baroness de la Poer. From 1757 to 1760, he was a Member of the Irish House of Commons for Waterford County from 1757 to 1760, and for Coleraine from 1761 until 1763, when he inherited his father's earldom, entered the Irish House of Lords and was admitted to the Privy Council of Ireland. He was Governor of Waterford from 1766 and custos rotulorum of that county from 1769 to 1800, during which time he was made a Knight of St Patrick, created Baron Tyrone in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1786 and elevated as a marquess in 1789.
On 19 April 1769, he had married Elizabeth Monck (who was the cousin of Charles Monck, 1st Viscount Monck and a maternal granddaughter of the 1st Duke of Portland) and they had eight children:
He also had two illegitimate sons, William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, and Sir John Beresford, 1st Baronet.
Lord Waterford died in 1800 and his titles passed to his eldest surviving son, Henry.
| Parliament of Ireland | ||
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| Preceded by Beverley Ussher Aland Mason |
Member of Parliament for Waterford County 1757 – 1760 With: Aland Mason 1757–1759 James May 1759–1760 |
Succeeded by James May Hon. John Beresford |
| Preceded by Richard Jackson Hamilton Gorges |
Member of Parliament for Coleraine 1761 – 1763 With: Richard Jackson |
Succeeded by Richard Jackson George Paul Monck |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| New creation | Marquess of Waterford 1789 – 1800 |
Succeeded by Henry Beresford |
| Preceded by Katherine Beresford |
Baron La Poer 1769 – 1800 |
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| Preceded by Marcus Beresford |
Earl of Tyrone 1763 – 1800 |
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| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| New creation | Baron Tyrone 1786 – 1800 |
Succeeded by Henry Beresford |