Richard Boyle Townsend
Richard Boyle Townsend (1756 – 26 November 1826)[1] was an Irish politician.
He was the only son of Richard Townsend and his wife Elizabeth FitzGerald, daughter of John FitzGerald, 15th Knight of Kerry.[2] His uncles were Maurice FitzGerald, 16th Knight of Kerry and John Townsend.[3] Townsend entered the Irish House of Commons in 1782 and sat for Dingle until he resigned his seat in 1795.[4] He was appointed High Sheriff of County Cork for 1785.[3]
On 16 May 1784, he married Henrietta Newenham, daughter of John Newenham, and by her he had eight sons and a daughter.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Marquis of Ruvigny and Raineval, ed. (2001). The Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal. Heritage Books. p. 365. ISBN 0-7884-1872-6.
- ↑ Burke, John (1863). Bernhard Burke, ed. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry. vol. II. London: Harrison. p. 1528.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "ThePeerage - Richard Boyle Townsend". Retrieved 1 June 2009.
- ↑ "Leigh Rayment - Irish House of Commons 1692-1800". Retrieved 31 May 2009.
| Parliament of Ireland | ||
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| Preceded by Robert FitzGerald Robert Alexander |
Member of Parliament for Dingle 1782–1795 With: Robert Alexander 1782–1783 Hayes St Leger 1783 John Townsend 1783–1795 |
Succeeded by John Townsend Bartholomew Hoare |