Sir_Thomas_Esmonde,_9th_Baronet

Sir Thomas Esmonde, 9th Baronet

Sir Thomas Esmonde, 9th Baronet

Irish politician, died 1868

Sir Thomas Esmonde, 9th Baronet (10 December 1786 – 31 December 1868)[1][2] was an Irish Whig politician.[3][4]

Quick Facts Member of Parliament for Wexford Borough, Preceded by ...

Esmonde was the son of John Esmonde[5] and Helen née O'Callan. He first married Mary Payne, daughter of E. Payne in 1812, and after her death in 1840, remarried to Sophia Maria Rowe, daughter of Ebenezer Radford Rowe, in 1856. Neither wife bore his children.[4]

He was elected Whig MP for Wexford Borough at the 1841 general election and held the seat until 1847 when he did not seek re-election.[3][6]

He succeeded to the Baronetcy of Ballynastragh in 1803 upon the death of Sir Thomas Esmonde, 8th Baronet. Upon his own death in 1868, the title was inherited by Sir John Esmonde, 10th Baronet.[2]

He was a member of the Reform Club and was, at some point, appointed a Privy Counsellor.[3][4]

References

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    Rayment, Leigh (13 June 2017). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "W"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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    Rayment, Leigh (2 June 2018). "The Baronetage of England, Ireland, Nova Scotia, Great Britain and the United Kingdom: Baronets beginning with "C"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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    "Thomas Esmonde". Members of Parliament after 1832. History of Parliament. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
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    Lundy, Darryl (31 March 2011). "Rt. Hon. Sir Thomas Esmonde, 9th Bt". The Peerage. Wellington. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
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    Dr. John Esmonde Dictionary of Irish Biography
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    Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
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