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John Crosbie, 2nd Earl of Glandore

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Irish politician (1753–1815)

Portrait of John Crosbie, 2nd Earl of Glandore by Hugh Douglas Hamilton

John Crosbie, 2nd Earl of Glandore PC, FRS (25 May 1753 – 23 October 1815), styled Viscount Crosbie between 1777 and 1781, was an Irish politician.

Crosbie was the only surviving son of William Crosbie, 1st Earl of Glandore, by his first wife Lady Theodosia, daughter of John Bligh, 1st Earl of Darnley. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. In 1775 he was returned to the Irish House of Commons for Athboy. The following year he was elected for both Tralee and Ardfert. He chose to sit for the latter, and held the seat until 1781, when he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the Irish House of Lords. He was sworn of the Irish Privy Council in 1785. In 1789, he was appointed Joint Master of the Rolls in Ireland alongside the Earl of Carysfort. They both held the post until 1801. The office was then a sinecure and did not require any legal qualifications. In 1800, he was elected as one of the 28 original Irish representative peer to sit in the House of Lords.

Lord Glandore was married in London in 1771 by Frederick Cornwallis, Archbishop of Canterbury, to the Honourable Diana, daughter of George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville. The marriage was childless. She died in August 1814, aged 58. Lord Glandore survived her by a year and died in October 1815, aged 62. The earldom and viscountcy of Crosbie became extinct on his death while he was succeeded in the Barony of Brandon by his cousin William Crosbie.

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  4. leighrayment.com Representative Peers - Ireland
Parliament of Ireland
Preceded byThomas Bligh
William Tighe 		Member of Parliament for Athboy
1775–1776
With: William Tighe 		Succeeded byEdward Tighe
William Chapman
Preceded byMaurice Copinger
Lancelot Crosbie 		Member of Parliament for Ardfert
1776–1781
With: Maurice Copinger 		Succeeded byMaurice Copinger
Edward Gleadowe
Legal offices
Preceded byThe Duke of Leinster Master of the Rolls in Ireland
1789–1801
With: The Earl of Carysfort 		Succeeded byMichael Smith
Parliament of the United Kingdom
New title Representative peer for Ireland
1800–1815 		Succeeded byThe Earl of Farnham
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded byWilliam Crosbie Earl of Glandore
1781–1815 		Extinct
Baron Brandon
1781–1815 		Succeeded byWilliam Crosbie
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