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| name = Richard Rochfort-Mervyn |
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| birth_date = 12 December 1740 |
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1776|2|20|1740|12|12|df=y}} |
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| office = Member of the [[Irish House of Commons]] |
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| term_start = 1761 |
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| term_end = 1776 |
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*[[County Westmeath (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Westmeath]] (1761-1768) |
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*[[Philipstown (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Philipstown]] (1768-1776) |
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| predecessor = [[Anthony Malone]] |
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| successor = [[Hugh Carleton, 1st Viscount Carleton|Hugh Carleton]] |
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| allegiance = [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Great Britain]] |
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| parents = [[Robert Rochfort, 1st Earl of Belvedere|Robert Rochfort]] |
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| image = Richard Rochfort-Mervyn (1740–1776).jpg |
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'''Richard Rochfort-Mervyn''' (12 December 1740 – 20 February 1776) was an [[Anglo-Irish]] soldier and politician. |
'''Richard Rochfort-Mervyn''' (12 December 1740 – 20 February 1776) was an [[Anglo-Irish]] soldier and politician. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Rochfort-Mervyn was born Hon. Richard Rochfort, the second son of [[Robert Rochfort, 1st Earl of Belvedere |
Rochfort-Mervyn was born Hon. Richard Rochfort, the second son of [[Robert Rochfort, 1st Earl of Belvedere]] and Hon. Mary Molesworth, daughter of [[Richard Molesworth, 3rd Viscount Molesworth]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Kimber |first=Edward |author-link= |date=1784 |title=The New Peerage |url=https:/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Getty_Research_Institute_%28IA_newpeerageoranci03kimb%29.pdf |location=London |publisher=W. Owen |page=104 |isbn=}}</ref> On 9 June 1764, he married Letitia, daughter of James Mervyn and Arabella Edwards, and assumed the surname of Mervyn. |
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He was an officer in the [[British Army]] and became a lieutenant-colonel in the [[35th Regiment of Foot]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/old-master-paintings-sculpture-online/robert-hunter-ulster-active-1748-1780-189/137724 |title=Portrait of Richard Rochfort (1740-1776), three-quarter-length, in his uniform of the Lieutenant Colonel of the 35th Regiment of Foot |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2021 |website=onlineonly.christies.com |publisher=Christie's |access-date=17 September 2023 |quote=}}</ref> In 1761 |
He was an officer in the [[British Army]] and became a lieutenant-colonel in the [[35th Regiment of Foot]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/old-master-paintings-sculpture-online/robert-hunter-ulster-active-1748-1780-189/137724 |title=Portrait of Richard Rochfort (1740-1776), three-quarter-length, in his uniform of the Lieutenant Colonel of the 35th Regiment of Foot |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2021 |website=onlineonly.christies.com |publisher=Christie's |access-date=17 September 2023 |quote=}}</ref> In 1761 he was elected to the [[Irish House of Commons]] as the [[Member of Parliament]] for [[County Westmeath (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|County Westmeath]].<ref name="HIP">{{cite book |last=Johnston-Liik |first=E.M. |author-link= |date=2006 |title=MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jitdluWSybIC |location=Newtownards |publisher=Ulster Historical Foundation |page=119 |isbn=1903688604}}</ref> In 1768 he was elected for [[Philipstown (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Philipstown]]. He represented the constituency until his death, without children, in 1776.<ref name="HIP"/> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Richard Rochfort-Mervyn (12 December 1740 – 20 February 1776) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and politician.
Biography
[edit]Rochfort-Mervyn was born Hon. Richard Rochfort, the second son of Robert Rochfort, 1st Earl of Belvedere and Hon. Mary Molesworth, daughter of Richard Molesworth, 3rd Viscount Molesworth.[1] On 9 June 1764, he married Letitia, daughter of James Mervyn and Arabella Edwards, and assumed the surname of Mervyn.
He was an officer in the British Army and became a lieutenant-colonel in the 35th Regiment of Foot.[2] In 1761 he was elected to the Irish House of Commons as the Member of Parliament for County Westmeath.[3] In 1768 he was elected for Philipstown. He represented the constituency until his death, without children, in 1776.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Kimber, Edward (1784). The New Peerage (PDF). London: W. Owen. p. 104.
- ^ "Portrait of Richard Rochfort (1740-1776), three-quarter-length, in his uniform of the Lieutenant Colonel of the 35th Regiment of Foot". onlineonly.christies.com. Christie's. 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ a b Johnston-Liik, E.M. (2006). MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800. Newtownards: Ulster Historical Foundation. p. 119. ISBN 1903688604.
Categories:
- 1740 births
- 1776 deaths
- 18th-century Anglo-Irish people
- 35th Regiment of Foot officers
- Irish MPs 1761–1768
- Irish MPs 1769–1776
- Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Westmeath constituencies
- Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for King's County constituencies
- Rochfort family
- Younger sons of earls