Richard Burgh

Richard Burgh (1725 – September 1762) was an Irish politician.

Burgh was the son of Colonel Thomas Burgh MP and Mary Smyth. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin.^[1]He trained in law and worked as a barrister in County Limerick. In 1759, he succeeded his older brother, Thomas, as Member of Parliament for Naas in the Irish House of Commons, sitting until 1762.^[2]

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^ 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 p. 112: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
^ E. M. Johnston-Liik, MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800 (Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.74 (Retrieved 22 February 2016).

Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by Thomas Burgh John Bourke	Member of Parliament for Naas 1759–1762 With: John Bourke Maurice Keating	Succeeded by John Bourke Maurice Keating

[1] 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 p. 112: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935

[2] E. M. Johnston-Liik, MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800 (Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.74 (Retrieved 22 February 2016).

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