Thomas Taylour, 1st Marquess of Headfort KP (18 November 1757 – 24 October 1829), styled Viscount Headford from 1766 to 1795, and known as Thomas Taylour, 2nd Earl of Bective from 1795 to 1800, was an Irish peer and politician.
Taylour represented Kells in the Irish House of Commons from 1776 to 1790. Subsequently he sat as Member of Parliament for Longford Borough until 1794 and then for Meath until 1795, when he succeeded his father as earl. He became Marquess of Headfort in 1800 and was appointed a Knight of the Order of St Patrick on 15 May 1806.[1]
| Parliament of Ireland | ||
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| Preceded by Thomas Pepper Thomas Moore |
Member of Parliament for Kells 1776 – 1790 With: Thomas Moore 1776–1781 Hon. Hercules Taylour 1781–1790 |
Succeeded by Hon. Hercules Taylour Hon. Thomas Pakenham |
| Preceded by Hon. Thomas Pakenham Henry Stewart |
Member of Parliament for Longford Borough 1790 – 1794 With: Hon. Hercules Rowley 1790–1791 Henry Stewart 1791–1794 |
Succeeded by Thomas Pepper Henry Stewart |
| Preceded by Hercules Langford Rowley Hamilton Gorges |
Member of Parliament for Meath 1794 – 1795 With: Hamilton Gorges |
Succeeded by Hon. Clotworthy Taylor Hamilton Gorges |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| New creation | Marquess of Headfort 1800 – 1829 |
Succeeded by Thomas Taylour |
| Preceded by Thomas Taylour |
Earl of Bective 1795 – 1829 |
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