John Blennerhassett (1691–1775)
Colonel John Blennerhassett (1691 – 5 May 1775) was an Anglo-Irish politician who represented two constituencies in the Irish House of Commons between 1709 and 1775.[1]
Blennerhassett was born in County Kerry, the eldest son of John Blennerhassett and Margaret Crosbie. He served in the Kerry Militia and was a colonel by 1756. He was first elected as a Member of Parliament in 1709, taking his father's seat representing County Kerry.[2] Between 1713 and 1715, he was MP for Tralee. He was again returned as the MP for Kerry in 1715, serving until 1727. He served as High Sheriff of Kerry in 1717. Between 1727 and 1760, he served as the MP for Tralee, before serving as MP for Kerry for a third period between 1761 and his death in 1775. He was Father of the Irish House of Commons.
He married Jane Denny, with whom he had two sons, John and Arthur, and four daughters.[3]
References
- ↑ Sir Bernard Burke, A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland (1899), 48.
- ↑ ThePeerage.com (entry #279655) http://thepeerage.com/p27966.htm#i279655
- ↑ ThePeerage.com (entry #279655) http://thepeerage.com/p27966.htm#i279655
| Parliament of Ireland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Kerry with Edward Denny 1709-1713 |
Succeeded by Edward Denny Sir Maurice Crosbie |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Tralee with Samuel Morris 1713-1715 |
Succeeded by Samuel Morris Robert Taylor |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Kerry with Sir Maurice Crosbie 1715-1727 |
Succeeded by Arthur Denny Sir Maurice Crosbie |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Tralee with Arthur Blennerhassett (1727-1743) Arthur Blennerhassett (1743-1760) 1727-1760 |
Succeeded by Rowland Bateman Edward Herbert |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Kerry with Viscount FitzMaurice John Blennerhassett (1762-1763) Thomas FitzMaurice (1763-1768) Barry Denny (1768-1775) 1761-1775 |
Succeeded by Barry Denny Arthur Blennerhassett |
