Mark Singleton (politician)
Mark Singleton (1762 – 17 July 1840) was an Anglo-Irish politician. He sat in the House of Commons of Great Britain as an MP for the borough of Eye from 1796 to 1799, in the Irish House of Commons in 1800 as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the rotten borough of Carysfort in County Wicklow,[1] and then in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom as an MP for Eye from 1807 to 1820.[2]
Singleton was the third son of Dublin lawyer Sydenham Singleton (formerly Fowke) and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Mark Whyte. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford and at Lincoln's Inn. In 1785 and eloped with Lady Mary Cornwallis, daughter of Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, but her father soon endorsed the marriage.[3]
Despite qualifying as a barrister, Singleton turned to the British Army, becoming an ensign in the 1st Foot Guards in 1782. He later served as a major in the Suffolk volunteer cavalry, and a cornet in the Middlesex yeomanry.[3]
Singleton owed his career to the patronage of his father-in-law. After a period as a socialite, Cornwallis's influence secured Singleton's parliamentary seats and his appointment in 1795 as Storekeeper of Ordnance.[3]
References
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commonscites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 2)
- 1 2 3 Stokes, Winifred (1986). Thorne, ed. "SINGLETON, Mark (1762-1840), of Wimbledon, Surr.". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790–1820. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mark Singleton
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Viscount Brome William Cornwallis |
Member of Parliament for Eye 1796–1799 With: William Cornwallis |
Succeeded by James Cornwallis William Cornwallis |
| Parliament of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by Robert Aldridge Charles Osborne |
Member of Parliament for Carysfort 1799–1800 With: Charles Osborne |
Parliament of Ireland abolished |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Hon. Henry Wellesley James Cornwallis |
Member of Parliament for Eye 1807–1820 With: Hon. Henry Wellesley to 1809 Charles Arbuthnot 1809–1812 Sir William Garrow 1812–1817 Sir Robert Gifford from 1817 |
Succeeded by Sir Miles Nightingall Sir Robert Gifford |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by John Clater Aldridge |
Storekeeper of the Ordnance 1795–1806 |
Succeeded by John McMahon |
| Preceded by John McMahon |
Storekeeper of the Ordnance 1807–1829 |
Succeeded by Frederick Trench |