Samuel Bradstreet

Sir Samuel Bradstreet, 3rd Baronet (October 1738 – 2 May 1791)[1] was an Irish politician and barrister.

He was the second son of Sir Simon Bradstreet, 1st Baronet and his wife Ellen Bradstreet, daughter of his uncle Samuel Bradstreet.[2] In 1773, Bradstreet succeeded his older brother Simon as baronet.[3] He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and was then called to the Bar by the Middle Temple in 1758.[4] In 1766, he became Recorder of Dublin.[4] Bradstreet entered the Irish House of Commons as Member of Parliament (MP) for Dublin City in 1776, representing the constituency until 1784,[5] when he was appointed Fourth Justice at the Court of King's Bench (Ireland).[6]

On 19 January 1771, he married Elizabeth Tully, daughter of James Tully,[2] and had by her four sons.[3] Bradstreet died at his seat in Boostertown in County Dublin.[7] He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his oldest son Simon.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Leigh Rayment - Baronetage". http://www.leighrayment.com/baronetage/baronetsB5.htm. Retrieved 17 June 2009. 
  2. ^ a b "ThePeerage - Sir Samuel Bradstreet, 3rd Bt". http://www.thepeerage.com/p17763.htm#i177626. Retrieved 8 April 2007. 
  3. ^ a b c Burke, John (1832). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. vol. I (4th ed.). London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley. pp. 139. 
  4. ^ a b Hill, Jacqueline R. (1997). From Patriots to Unionists. London: Oxford University Press. pp. 391. ISBN 0198206356. 
  5. ^ "Leigh Rayment - Irish House of Commons 1692-1800". http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/irelandcommons.htm. Retrieved 17 June 2009. 
  6. ^ Haydn, Joseph (1851). The Book of Dignities: Containing Rolls of the Official Personal of the British Empire. London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longman's. pp. 453. 
  7. ^ Sylvanus, Urban (1791). The Gentleman's Magazine. part I. London: John Nichols. pp. 492. 
Legal offices
Preceded by
James Grattan		 Recorder of Dublin
1766 – 1784		 Succeeded by
Dudley Hussey
Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by
William Clement
Redmond Morres		 Member of Parliament for Dublin City
1776 – 1784
With: William Clement 1776–1782
Travers Hartley 1782–1784		 Succeeded by
Travers Hartley
Nathaniel Warren
Baronetage of Ireland
Preceded by
Simon Bradstreet		 Baronet
 (of Castilla)
1773 – 1791		 Succeeded by
Simon Bradstreet