Henry Bruen (1741–1795)
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Henry Bruen (1741 –14 Dec 1795)[1] was an Irish politician. In the pre-Act of Union Parliament of Ireland, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Jamestown from 1783 to 1790, and then for Carlow County from 1790 until his death in 1795.[1]
Family
Henry was the second son of Moses Bruen (died 1757), from Boyle, County Roscommon.[2] He married Dorothea Henrietta Knox, daughter of Francis Knox, in 1787. They had three sons and three daughters: their eldest son Henry (1789–1852), was an MP for County Carlow for most of the period from 1812 to 1852, and their youngest child Francis was MP for Carlow Borough in the 1830s. Henry's son Henry Bruen (1828–1912), was MP for County Carlow from 1857 to 1880.
From 1775 until 1957, the family lived in Oak Park estate, near Carlow town.[3]
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Jamestown 1783–1790 With: Sir Francis Hutchinson |
Succeeded by Henry Wood Arthur Wolfe |
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Carlow County 1790–1795 With: William Henry Burton |
Succeeded by Sir Richard Butler, 7th Bt William Henry Burton |
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