Richard Boyle Townsend (1756 – 26 November 1826) 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. His uncles were Maurice FitzGerald, 16th Knight of Kerry and John Townsend. Townsend entered the Irish House of Commons in 1782 and sat for Dingle until he resigned his seat in 1795. He was appointed High Sheriff of County Cork for 1785.
On 16 May 1784, he married Henrietta Newenham, daughter of John Newenham, and by her he had eight sons and a daughter.
References
- ^ 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. II. London: Harrison. p. 1528.
- ^ Lundy, Darryl. "Richard Boyle Townsend". ThePeerage.com. p. 23508 § 235072. Retrieved 1 June 2009. cites Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh (1976). Burke's Irish Family Records. London: Burkes Peerage. p. 1125.
- Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commons. Cites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.
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| Preceded byRobert FitzGerald Robert Alexander |
Member of Parliament for Dingle 1782–1795 With: Robert Alexander 1782–1783 Hayes St Leger 1783 John Townsend 1783–1795 |
Succeeded byJohn Townsend Bartholomew Hoare |
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