Henry Colley (died 1723)

Henry Colley (circa 1685 – 1723[1][2]/10 February 1724)[3] was an Irish Member of Parliament.

Biography

Colley was the son of Henry Colley (died 1700) and Mary, daughter of Sir William Ussher.[4][lower-alpha 1]

Colley represented Strabane in the Irish House of Commons[1] from 1723 to his death.[3]

Family

In 1719 Colley married Mary, daughter of James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn and Hon. Elizabeth Reading. They had a daughter:[1]

Notes

  1. Colley's father and younger brother, Richard Wesley, 1st Baron Mornington were also Irish MPs.[3]
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Lundy 2011, p. 10660 § 106598 cites Mosley 1999, p. 2971
  2. "Henry Colley". genealogics.org.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commons( ) cites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.
  4. Lundy 2011b, p. 10660 § 106593 cites Mosley 1999, p. 2971

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