James Bernard (politician)
James Bernard (8 December 1729 – 7 July 1790)[1] was an Irish politician and ancestor of the Earls of Bandon.
He was the grandson of Francis Bernard, a Solicitor-General for Ireland and Member of Parliament.[2] Bernard represented Cork County in the Irish House of Commons from 1781 until his death in 1790.[1]
He married Esther Smyth, youngest daughter of Percy Smyth of Headborough, son of Sir Percy Smyth of Ballynatray, Co. Waterford.[3] They had five daughters and a son, Francis, who was elevated to the Peerage of Ireland.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Leigh Rayment - Irish House of Commons 1692-1800". Retrieved 27 March 2009.
- ^ a b Burke, John (1832). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. Vol. vol. I (4th ed.). London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley. p. 74.
{{cite book}}:|volume=has extra text (help) - ^ "ThePeerage - James Bernard". Retrieved 27 March 2009.