Richard Boyle Townsend
Richard Boyle Townsend (1756 – 26 November 1826)[1] was an Irish politician.
He was the only son of Richard Townsend and his wife Elizabeth FitzGerald, daughter of John FitzGerald, 15th Knight of Kerry.[2] His uncles were Maurice FitzGerald, 16th Knight of Kerry and John Townsend.[3] Townsend entered the Irish House of Commons in 1782 and sat for Dingle until he resigned his seat in 1795.[4] He was appointed High Sheriff of County Cork for 1785.[3]
On 16 May 1784, he married Henrietta Newenham, daughter of John Newenham, and by her he had eight sons and a daughter.[1]
References
- ^ a b Marquis of Ruvigny and Raineval, ed. (2001). The Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal. Heritage Books. p. 365. ISBN 0-7884-1872-6.
- ^ Burke, John (1863). Bernhard Burke (ed.). Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry. Vol. vol. II. London: Harrison. p. 1528.
{{cite book}}:|volume=has extra text (help) - ^ a b "ThePeerage - Richard Boyle Townsend". Retrieved 1 June 2009.
- ^ "Leigh Rayment - Irish House of Commons 1692-1800". Retrieved 31 May 2009.
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