Sir George de la Poer Beresford, 2nd Baronet

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Sir George Beresford
Member of Parliament
for Athlone
In office
8 July 1841 – 10 June 1842
Preceded byJohn O'Connell
Succeeded byDaniel Farrell
Personal details
Born1 March 1811
Died11 February 1873(1873-02-11) (aged 61)
NationalityIrish
Political partyConservative

Sir George de la Poer Beresford, 2nd Baronet (1 March 1811 – 11 February 1873)[1][2] was an Irish Conservative politician, peer, and army officer.[3][4][5] Son of Sir John Beresford, 1st Baronet and Mary née Molly. In 1846 he married Elizabeth Lucas, daughter of Davis Lucas. He had at least four children, including: Mary Beresford (died 1847); Marcia Mary Ann Harriet Wilhelmina de la Poer Beresford (died 1908); John Edward Francis de la Poer Beresford (1851–1854); and William Carr de la Poer Beresford (1858–188).[5]

He was elected Conservative MP for Athlone at the 1841 general election but was unseated just under a year later. At the , he stood again but was unsuccessful.[3][4][6]

He succeeded to the Baronetcy of Bagnall in 1844 upon the death of his father. Upon his own death in 1873, the title was inherited by .[2]

He was also a member of the Travellers Club and White's.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Rayment, Leigh (31 August 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "A"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ a b Rayment, Leigh (14 November 2017). "The Baronetage of England, Ireland, Nova Scotia, Great Britain and the United Kingdom: Baronets beginning with "B"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ a b Smith, Henry Stooks (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections (Second ed.). Simpkin, Marshall & Company. p. 215. Retrieved 15 September 2018 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ a b c "George Beresford". Members of Parliament after 1832. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  5. ^ a b Lundy, Darryl (2 February 2011). "Major Sir George de la Poer Beresford, 2nd Bt". The Peerage. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  6. ^ Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.

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Preceded by Member of Parliament for Athlone
1841–1842 		Succeeded by
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baronet
(of Bagnall)
1844 – 1873 		Succeeded by


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