Patrick Bellew, 1st Baron Bellew PC (Ire) (29 January 1798 – 10 December 1866), known as Sir Patrick Bellew, 7th Baronet, from 1827 to 1848, was an Irish Whig politician.
Early life
Born in London, he was born as the second son of Sir Edward Bellew, 6th Baronet (1760-1827), and his wife Mary Anne Strange (1760-1837), daughter of Richard Strange of Rockwell Castle. He succeeded his father as baronet in 1827.
Career
In 1831, he was elected to the House of Commons for County Louth, a seat he held until 1832. He was reelected for the constituency in 1834, representing it for the next three years. Bellew served as high sheriff of County Louth in 1831 and was then appointed lord lieutenant of Louth until his death in 1866. He was also commissioner of national education in Ireland from 1839 to 1866 and a commissioner of charitable donations and bequests for Ireland from 1844 to 1857. He was admitted to the Irish Privy Council in 1838 and in 1848 he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Bellew, of Barmeath, in the County of Louth.
Personal life
Bellew married Spanish noblewoman Anna Fermina de Mendoza (1800–1857), only daughter of Admiral Don José Maria de Mendoza y Rios (1761-1816), in 1829. She died in 1857. Bellew survived her by nine years and died in December 1866, aged 68. He was succeeded in his titles by his son Edward.
Notes
- ^ Dod, Robert P. (1860). The Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland. London: Whitaker and Co. p. 113.
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
External links
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byAlexander Dawson Richard Lalor Sheil |
Member of Parliament for County Louth 1831–1832 With: Richard Lalor Sheil |
Succeeded byThomas FitzGerald Richard Montesquieu Bellew |
| Preceded byThomas FitzGerald Richard Montesquieu Bellew |
Member of Parliament for County Louth 1834–1837 With: Richard Montesquieu Bellew |
Succeeded byRichard Montesquieu Bellew Henry Chester |
| Honorary titles | ||
| New office | Lord Lieutenant of Louth 1831–1866 |
Succeeded byJohn McClintock |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| New creation | Baron Bellew 1848–1866 |
Succeeded byEdward Joseph Bellew |
| Baronetage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded byEdward Bellew | Baronet (of Barmeath) 1827–1866 |
Succeeded byEdward Joseph Bellew |
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