Captain Richard Magenis (1710–1807) was an Anglo-Irish politician who sat in the House of Commons in the Parliament of Ireland.[1]

Early life and career

Magenis, whose surname is also spelt Magennis or Maginnis, was Anglo-Irish gentry. He was the eldest son of Richard Magenis of Dublin and Alicia Caddell, daughter of William Caddell of Downpatrick, County Down. He was the elder brother of Very Rev. William Magenis, Dean of Kilmore.[2]

He represented Bangor from 1783–90, Fore (1794–98), and then Carlingford from 1798 until 31 December 1800, when it was dissolved upon the Union of Great Britain and Ireland.[3]

He also served as High Sheriff of Antrim in 1760, High Sheriff of Armagh in 1762, and High Sheriff of Down in 1764. He died in 1807, aged 96.[4]

Marriage and issue

Richard Magenis married firstly, 5 December 1760, to a Miss Wray, who died shortly after. On 31 December 1767, he married secondly, Elizabeth Berkeley (died 5 April 1831), daughter of Col. William Berkeley and sister of George Berkeley, Bishop of Cloyne. They had two sons and five daughters:[2]

References

  1. ^ O'Hart, John (1892). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry when Cromwell Came to Ireland: Or, A Supplement to Irish Pedigrees. J. Duffey ; M. H. Gill & son. p. 591. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b Burke, Bernard (1899). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland. Harrison & sons. p. 291. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  3. ^ Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2007). History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800: Commons, Constituencies and Statutes. Ulster Historical Foundation. ISBN 9781903688717. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  4. ^ Atkinson, Edward Dupré (1898). An Ulster Parish: Being a History of Donaghcloney (Waringstown). Hodges, Figgis. pp. 86–87. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  5. ^ Burke, John (1838). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland. H. Colburn. p. 86. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
Parliament of Ireland Preceded byHon. Edward Ward Edward Hunt Member of Parliament for Bangor 1783–1790 With: Edward Hunt Succeeded bySir John BlackwoodSir John Parnell Preceded byStephen Fremantle John Macartney Member of Parliament for Fore 1794–1798 With: John Macartney Succeeded byRobert RossHon. Richard Annesley Preceded byRobert Ross Robert Johnson Member of Parliament for Carlingford 1798–1800 With: Sir Thomas Lighton Succeeded byParliament of the United Kingdom Honorary titles Preceded byJames Leslie High Sheriff of Antrim 1760 Succeeded byAlexander Boyd Preceded byDaniel Kelly High Sheriff of Armagh 1762 Succeeded bySir Richard Johnston Preceded byThomas Rowe High Sheriff of Down 1764 Succeeded bySir Richard Johnston


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