Annesley, Arthur, fifth earl of Anglesey (c. 1678–1737), politician, was the third son of James Annesley, second earl of Anglesey (c.1645–1690), landowner, and his wife, Lady Elizabeth Manners (d. 1700), daughter of the eighth earl of Rutland. His family's traditions and connections were presbyterian and whiggish, exemplified in his own appointment as a gentleman of the privy chamber to ...
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Annesley, Arthur, fifth earl of Anglesey (c. 1678–1737), politician
D. W. Hayton
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Annesley, Francis, second Viscount Valentia (bap. 1586, d. 1660), politician
Sidney Lee
revised by Sean Kelsey
Annesley, Francis, second Viscount Valentia (bap. 1586, d. 1660), politician, was baptized on 2 January 1586 at Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, the son of Robert Annesley of Newport Pagnell and his wife, Beatrix Cornwall. Leaving England for Dublin by 1606, apparently in the household of ...
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Aungier, Francis, first earl of Longford (c. 1632–1700), politician and administrator in Ireland
Toby Barnard
Aungier, Francis, first earl of Longford (c. 1632–1700), politician and administrator in Ireland, was the son and heir of the Revd Ambrose Aungier (c.1597–1654) and his wife, Griselda or Grizel (d. 1666), daughter of Launcelot Bulkeley. His father was a prebendary, treasurer, and chancellor of ...
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Barry, James, fourth earl of Barrymore (1667–1748), politician and Jacobite conspirator
Stephen W. Baskerville
Barry, James, fourth earl of Barrymore (1667–1748), politician and Jacobite conspirator, was the younger son of Richard Barry, second earl of Barrymore (bap. 1630, d. 1694), and his third wife, Dorothy Ferrar of Dromore, co. Down. He was also heir to one of the oldest baronies in ...
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Barry, James, fourth earl of Barrymore (1667–1748)
Maker: John Riley
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James Barry, fourth earl of Barrymore (1667–1748) attrib. John Riley private collection. Photograph: Photographic Survey, Courtauld Institute of Art, London
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Bates, Sir (Richard) Dawson, first baronet (1876–1949), politician
A. C. Hepburn
Bates, Sir (Richard) Dawson, first baronet (1876–1949), politician, was born at Strandtown, Belfast, on 23 November 1876, the only son of Richard Dawson Bates, solicitor and clerk of the crown and peace for Belfast, and Mary, daughter of Professor R. F. Dill MD...
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Bellings, Richard (c. 1603–1677), politician and historian
Tadhg Ó hAnnracháin
Bellings, Richard (c. 1603–1677), politician and historian, was the eldest son of Sir Henry Bellings, landowner, of Kilessin, and his wife, Maud. The Bellings were an established Old English family with extensive landholdings, estimated in the 1660s to amount to almost 5000 acres...
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Beresford, John (1738–1805), politician
P. J. Jupp
Beresford, John (1738–1805), politician, was born in Dublin on 14 March 1738, the fifth but second surviving son of Marcus Beresford, first earl of Tyrone (1694–1763), politician, and Lady Katherine Power (1701–1769), daughter and heir of James Power, third earl of Tyrone and, after 1767, ...
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Beresford, John (1738–1805)
Maker: Charles Howard Hodges
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John Beresford (1738–1805) by Charles Howard Hodges, pubd 1790 (after Gilbert Stuart) © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Blaquiere, John, first Baron de Blaquiere (1732–1812), politician
David Lammey
Blaquiere, John, first Baron de Blaquiere (1732–1812), politician, was born on 15 May 1732, the fifth son of Jean de Blaquiere (1675/6–1753), an émigré Huguenot merchant of Greenwich, Kent, and Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Pierre de Varennes, a Huguenot bookseller of the Strand, Westminster...
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Blaquiere, John, first Baron de Blaquiere (1732–1812)
Maker: James Heath
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John Blaquiere, first Baron de Blaquiere (1732–1812) by James Heath, pubd 1811 (after John Comerford) © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Bolton, Sir Richard (d. 1648), lawyer and politician
J. T. Gilbert
revised by Sean Kelsey
Bolton, Sir Richard (d. 1648), lawyer and politician, was the son of John Bolton of Fenton, Staffordshire. Having attended the Inner Temple in London, he practised for a time as a barrister in England. It is possible that he married his first wife, ...
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Borlase, Sir John (c. 1576–1648)
Maker: Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt
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Sir John Borlase (c. 1576–1648) by Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, 1625 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Borlase, Sir John (c. 1576–1648), army officer and politician
Terry Clavin
Borlase, Sir John (c. 1576–1648), army officer and politician, was born in Cornwall, the eldest son of Edward Borlase of London, mercer, and Suzannah Isham. He matriculated as a pensioner from King's College, Cambridge, about 1591 but did not graduate, being admitted to the ...
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Boyle, Henry, first earl of Shannon (1681x7–1764)
Maker: John Brooks
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Henry Boyle, first earl of Shannon (1681x77–1764) by John Brooks, pubd 1742 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Boyle, Henry, first earl of Shannon (1681x7–1764), speaker of the Irish House of Commons
Eoin Magennis
Boyle, Henry, first earl of Shannon (1681x7–1764), speaker of the Irish House of Commons, was born in Castlemartyr, co. Cork, Ireland, the second son of Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Boyle (c.1650–1693) of Castlemartyr and Mary O'Brien, daughter of Murrough O'Brien, first earl of Inchiquin...
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Boyle, Richard, first earl of Burlington and second earl of Cork (1612–1698), royalist army officer and politician
Toby Barnard
Boyle, Richard, first earl of Burlington and second earl of Cork (1612–1698), royalist army officer and politician, was born on 20 October 1612 at Youghal, co. Cork, the second child but eldest surviving son of Richard Boyle, first earl of Cork (1566–1643), and his wife, ...
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Boyle, Roger, first earl of Orrery (1621–1679)
Maker: unknown artist
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Roger Boyle, first earl of Orrery (1621–1679) by unknown artist © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Boyle, Roger, first earl of Orrery (1621–1679), politician and writer
Toby Barnard
Boyle, Roger, first earl of Orrery (1621–1679), politician and writer, was the twelfth child and third son to survive of Richard Boyle, first earl of Cork (1566–1643), and his second wife, Catherine Fenton (c.1588–1630). He was born at the family's principal seat of ...
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Bradford, Roy Hamilton (1921–1998), politician
Marc Mulholland
Bradford, Roy Hamilton (1921–1998), politician, was born in Ligoniel, north Belfast, on 7 July 1921, the son of Joseph Hamilton Bradford, of Rockcorry, co. Monaghan, and his wife, Isabel Mary, née McNamee, of Donemana, Tyrone. His father's background in the south of Ireland...
