John Stratford, 1st Earl of Aldborough
John Stratford, 1st Earl of Aldborough (c. 1691 – 29 May 1777)[1] was an Irish peer and politician.
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[edit] Background
Born at Ormond, he was the son of Edward Stratford and his first wife Elizabeth Baisley, daughter of Euseby Baisley.[2] Stratford was educated at Trinity College, Dublin.[2]
[edit] Career
In 1721, he entered the Irish House of Commons for Baltinglass.[3] Stratford sat for it until 1763, when he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Baltinglass, of Baltinglass, in the County of Wicklow.[4] In 1776, he was advanced to the dignity of Viscount Aldborough, of the Palatinate of Upper Ormond.[5] and on 28 January 1777, Stratford was further honoured when he became Viscount Amiens and Earl of Aldborough, of the Palatinate of Upper Ormond.[6]
He was successively appointed High Sheriff of Kildare in 1727, High Sheriff of Wicklow in 1736 and High Sheriff of Wexford in 1739.[2]
[edit] Family
He married Martha O'Neale, daughter of Venerable Benjamin O'Neale, Archdeacon of Leighlin.[7] They had six sons and nine daughters.[7] Stratford was succeeded in his titles successively by his oldest son Edward, his second son John and then his fourth son Benjamin.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ "Leigh Rayment - Peerage". http://www.leighrayment.com/peers/peersA2.htm. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
- ^ a b c "ThePeerage - John Stratford, 1st Earl of Aldborough". http://thepeerage.com/p1531.htm#i15308. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
- ^ "Leigh Rayment - Irish House of Commons 1692-1800". http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/irelandcommons.htm. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
- ^ London Gazette: no. 10311. p. 1. 7 May 1763. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
- ^ London Gazette: no. 11679. p. 1. 29 June 1776. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
- ^ London Gazette: no. 11739. p. 1. 25 January 1777. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
- ^ a b Lodge, John (1789). Mervyn Archdall. ed. The Peerage of Ireland or A Genealogical History of the Present Nobility of that Kingdom. vol. III. Dublin: James Moore. pp. 337–339.
- ^ Debrett, John (1828). Debrett's Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. vol. II (17th ed.). London: G. Woodfall. pp. 686.
| Parliament of Ireland | ||
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| Preceded by Jeffrey Paul Edward Stratford |
Member of Parliament for Baltinglass 1721 – 1763 With: Edward Stratford 1721–1727 Daniel Falkiner 1727–1759 Edward Stratford 1759–1763 |
Succeeded by Hon. John Stratford Hon. Edward Stratford |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| New creation | Earl of Aldborough January – May 1777 |
Succeeded by Edward Stratford |
| Viscount Aldborough 1776 – 1777 |
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| Baron Baltinglass 1763 – 1777 |
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