Robert Rochfort (1743–1797)
Robert Molesworth Rochfort (12 December 1743 – 17 October 1797) was an Anglo-Irish politician.
Rochfort was the third son of Robert Rochfort, 1st Earl of Belvedere and Hon. Mary Molesworth, daughter of Richard Molesworth, 3rd Viscount Molesworth.[1] In 1776 he was elected to the Irish House of Commons as a Member of Parliament for County Westmeath.[2] He held the seat until his death in 1797.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Kimber, Edward (1784). The New Peerage (PDF). London: W. Owen. p. 104.
- ^ 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:
- 1743 births
- 1797 deaths
- 18th-century Anglo-Irish people
- Irish MPs 1776–1783
- Irish MPs 1783–1790
- Irish MPs 1790–1797
- 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