Sir Robert Deane, 5th Baronet

Sir Robert Deane, 5th Baronet PC (Ire) (c. 1707 – 7 February 1770)[1] was an Irish barrister-at-law and politician.

He was the third son of Sir Matthew Deane, 3rd Baronet and his wife Jane Sharpe, only daughter of Reverend William Sharpe.<ref name = Burke's>Burke, John (1832). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. vol. II (4th ed.). London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley. p. 213.</ref> In 1751, he succeeded his older brother Matthew as baronet.[1] He was invested to the Privy Council of Ireland in 1768[2] and represented Tallow in the Irish House of Commons from 1757 to 1768.[3] The following year, he stood for Carysfort, a seat he held until his death in 1770.[3]

On 24 August 1738, he married Charleton Tilson, second daughter of Thomas Tilson.[4] They had six daughters and four sons.<ref name = Debrett's>Debrett, John (1824). Debrett's Baronetage of England. vol. II (fifth ed.). London: G. Woodfall. p. 912.</ref> Robert, the oldest surviving son, succeeded to the baronetcy and was later raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Muskerry,[1] while his younger brother Jocelyn Deane was also a Member of Parliament.<ref name = Debrett's/>

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Leigh Rayment – Baronetage". Retrieved 27 March 2009.
  2. "Leigh Rayment – Privy Council of Ireland". Retrieved 27 March 2009.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Leigh Rayment – Irish House of Commons 1692–1800". Retrieved 27 March 2009.
  4. "ThePeerage – Sir Robert Deane, 5th Bt". Retrieved 27 March 2009.
Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by
John Colthurst
Sir Henry Cavendish, 1st Bt
Member of Parliament for Tallow
1757–1768
With: Sir Henry Cavendish, 1st Bt 1757–1761
Samuel Bagshaw 1761–1763
James Gisborne 1763–1768
Succeeded by
Nicholas Lysaght
Hugh Cane
Preceded by
Sir William Osborne, 8th Bt
Sir William Mayne, 1st Bt
Member of Parliament for Carysfort
1769–1770
With: Sir William Mayne, 1st Bt
Succeeded by
Sir Robert Deane, 6th Bt
Sir William Mayne, 1st Bt
Baronetage of Ireland
Preceded by
Matthew Deane
Baronet
(of Muskerry)
1751–1770
Succeeded by
Robert Deane