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George Beresford, 1st Marquess of Waterford

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The Marquess of Waterford
Portrait of Lord Waterford, after Gilbert Stuart
Member of Parliament for Coleraine
In office
1761–1763
Serving with Richard Jackson
Preceded byRichard Jackson
Hamilton Gorges
Succeeded byRichard Jackson
George Paul Monck
Member of Parliament for County Waterford
In office
1757–1760
Serving with Aland Mason, James May
Preceded byBeverley Ussher
Aland Mason
Succeeded byJames May
Hon. John Beresford
Personal details
Born
George de la Poer Beresford

(1735-01-08)8 January 1735
Died3 December 1800(1800-12-03) (aged 65)
Spouse
Elizabeth Monck
(m. 1769)
Children10, including Henry Beresford, 2nd Marquess of Waterford
Parent(s)Marcus Beresford, 1st Earl of Tyrone
Lady Catherine Power
EducationKilkenny College
Alma materTrinity College Dublin

George de la Poer Beresford, 1st Marquess of Waterford, KP, PC (Ire) (8 January 1735 – 3 December 1800), styled Earl of Tyrone from 1763 to 1789, was an Anglo-Irish politician.

Early life

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Beresford was the eldest surviving son of Marcus Beresford, 1st Earl of Tyrone and his wife, Lady Catherine Power, suo jure Baroness de la Poer. Among his siblings were the Hon. John Beresford, MP (who married Countess Anne Constantin de Ligondes),[1] and William Beresford, 1st Baron Decies (who married Elizabeth FitzGibbon, sister of John FitzGibbon, 1st Earl of Clare).[2]

His mother was the only daughter and heiress of James Power, 3rd Earl of Tyrone (who was also the 8th Baron Power), of Curraghmore, County Waterford. His father was the only son of Sir Tristram Beresford, 3rd Baronet, and his wife Nichola Sophia Hamilton (youngest daughter of Hugh Hamilton, 1st Viscount of Glenawly).[3]

He was educated at Kilkenny College[4] and Trinity College Dublin.[5]

Career

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From 1757 to 1760, he was a Member of the Irish House of Commons for County Waterford from 1757 to 1760, and for Coleraine from 1761 until 1763, when he inherited his father's earldom, entered the Irish House of Lords and was admitted to the Privy Council of Ireland.[6]

He was Governor of Waterford from 1766 and custos rotulorum of that county from 1769 to 1800, during which time he was made a Knight of St Patrick, created Baron Tyrone in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1786, and elevated as a marquess in 1789.[6]

Personal life

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On 19 April 1769, he married Elizabeth Monck, the daughter of Henry Monck, of Charleville, and the former Lady Isabella Bentinck (second daughter of Henry Bentinck, 1st Duke of Portland). Elizabeth was also the cousin of Charles Monck, 1st Viscount Monck. Together, they were the parents of eight children:

He also had two illegitimate sons, William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, and Sir John Beresford, 1st Baronet.[3]

Lord Waterford died in 1800 and his titles passed to his eldest surviving legitimate son, Henry.[7]

References

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  1. ^ The Harbinger, Or, New Magazine of the Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion. Ward and Company. 1866. p. 57.
  2. ^ The Gentleman's Magazine. E. Cave. 1819. p. 273.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Lodge, John (1789). Mervyn Archdall (ed.). The Peerage of Ireland or A Genealogical History of the Present Nobility of that Kingdom. Vol. II. Dublin: James Moore. pp. 300–311.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 September 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Alumni Dublinenses: a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860)" George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir p60: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
  6. ^ a b Burke's Peerage (repr. 2003). p. 4091.
  7. ^ Debrett, John (1849). Debrett's Genealogical Peerage of Great Britain and Ireland. William Pickering. p. 550.
Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by Member of Parliament for County Waterford
1757–1760
With: Aland Mason 1757–1759
James May 1759–1760
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Coleraine
1761–1763
With: Richard Jackson
Succeeded by
Peerage of Ireland
New creation Marquess of Waterford
1789–1800
Succeeded by
Preceded by Earl of Tyrone
1763–1800
Preceded by Baron La Poer
1769–1800
Peerage of Great Britain
New creation Baron Tyrone
1786–1800
Succeeded by