Francis Bernard (lawyer)
Francis Bernard SL (1663 – 30 June 1731)[1] was an Irish lawyer and politician.
He was the son of Francis Bernard of Castle Mahon.[2] Bernard sat as Member of Parliament (MP) in the Irish House of Commons. He represented Clonakilty between 1692 and 1695[1] and subsequently Bandonbridge between 1695 and 1727.[1] He was appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland in 1711,<ref name = Burke's/> a post he held until 1714, and Prime Serjeant in 1724.<ref name = Burke's>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. p. 74.</ref> Two years later he became a Judge on the Irish Court of Common Pleas.[3]
In 1693, Bernard married Alice Ludlow, daughter of Stephen Ludlow.[4] They had a daughter and several sons.[4] His grandson James was the ancestor of the Earls of Bandon.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 "Leigh Rayment - Irish House of Commons 1692-1800". Retrieved 28 March 2009.
- ↑ "ThePeerage - Francis Bernard". Retrieved 28 March 2009.
- ↑ Haydn, Joseph (1851). The Book of Dignities: Containing Rolls of the Official Personages of the British Empire. London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longman's. p. 455.
- 1 2 Lodge, Edmund (1838). The Genealogy of the Existing British Peerage (6th ed.). London: Saunder and Otley. p. 37.
- ↑ "ThePeerage - James Bernard". Retrieved 28 March 2009.
| Parliament of Ireland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Patriot Parliament |
Member of Parliament for Clonakilty 1692–1695 With: Percy Freke |
Succeeded by Bryan Townsend Percy Freke |
| Preceded by Sir William Moore, 2nd Bt Edward Riggs |
Member of Parliament for Bandonbridge 1695–1727 With: Edward Riggs 1695–1703 Richard Gorges 1703–1713 Arthur Bernard 1713–1715 Martin Bladen 1715–1727 |
Succeeded by George Freke Stephen Bernard |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded by William Whitshed |
Solicitor-General for Ireland 1711–1714 |
Succeeded by John Rogerson |