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Richard Rochfort-Mervyn (12 December 1740 – 20 February 1776) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and politician.
Biography
Rochfort-Mervyn was born Hon. Richard Rochfort, the second son of Robert Rochfort, 1st Earl of Belvedere and Hon. Mary Molesworth, daughter of Richard Molesworth, 3rd Viscount Molesworth. On 9 June 1764, he married Letitia, daughter of James Mervyn and Arabella Edwards, and assumed the surname of Mervyn.
He was an officer in the British Army and became a lieutenant-colonel in the 35th Regiment of Foot. In 1761 he was elected to the Irish House of Commons as the Member of Parliament for County Westmeath. In 1768 he was elected for Philipstown. He represented the constituency until his death, without children, in 1776.
References
- Kimber, Edward (1784). The New Peerage (PDF). London: W. Owen. p. 104.
- "Portrait of Richard Rochfort (1740-1776), three-quarter-length, in his uniform of the Lieutenant Colonel of the 35th Regiment of Foot". onlineonly.christies.com. Christie's. 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ Johnston-Liik, E.M. (2006). MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800. Newtownards: Ulster Historical Foundation. p. 119. ISBN 1903688604.
| Parliament of Ireland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byArthur Rochfort Anthony Malone |
Member of Parliament for County Westmeath 1761–1768 With: Viscount Belfield |
Succeeded byViscount Belfield Anthony Malone |
| Preceded byRobert Rochford Duke Tyrrell |
Member of Parliament for Philipstown 1768–1776 With: Robert Rochford (1768–1769) Duke Tyrrell (1769–1776) |
Succeeded byJohn Handcock Hugh Carleton |
- 1740 births
- 1776 deaths
- 18th-century Anglo-Irish people
- 35th Regiment of Foot officers
- Irish MPs 1761–1768
- Irish MPs 1769–1776
- Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Westmeath constituencies
- Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for King's County constituencies
- Rochfort family
- Younger sons of earls