Marcus Beresford (14 February 1764 – 16 November 1797) was an Irish politician.
Background
A member of the Beresford family headed by the Marquess of Waterford, he was the eldest son of John Beresford. George Beresford and John Claudius Beresford were his younger brothers. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin.
Political career
Beresford returned to the Irish House of Commons for Dungarvan in 1783 and held this position until his death fourteen years later.
Family
Beresford married Frances Arabella, daughter of Joseph Leeson, 1st Earl of Milltown, in 1791. They had three children:
- Lt John Theophilus Beresford (1792 – 19 January 1812), mortally wounded by the explosion of a magazine at the Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo
- Elizabeth Beresford (1794-7 December 1856), married Felix Calvert Ladbroke (1802-1869) the son of Felix Ladbroke and Mary Ann Shubrick.
- William Beresford (1797–1883) was a Conservative politician and government minister.
He died in November 1797 at the age of 33. His wife lived over 40 years longer than him and died in May 1840.
References
- ^ thepeerage.com Marcus Beresford
- "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
- "leighrayment.com Irish House of Commons 1692-1800". Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
- 1851 England Census
- England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
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| Preceded bySir William Osborne, Bt Godfrey Greene |
Member of Parliament for Dungarvan 1783–1797 With: Godfrey Greene 1783–1790 Chambre Ponsonby 1790–1797 |
Succeeded byChambré Ponsonby John Ponsonby |
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