Sir James Somerville, 1st Baronet

Sir James Somerville, 1st Baronet (c. 1698 – 16 August 1748)^[1] was an Irish politician.

He was the only son of Thomas Somerville and his wife Sarah King, daughter of James King.^[2] In 1729, Somerville entered the Irish House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Dublin City, representing the constituency until his death in 1748.^[3] In 1736, he was appointed Lord Mayor of Dublin.^[4] On 14 February 1748, only months before his death, he was created a Baronet of Somerville, in the County of Meath.^[5]

On 2 February 1713, he married Elizabeth Quayle, daughter of James Quayle.^[6] Somerville was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son Quaile.^[1] His second son, Major William Somerville, was buried at St. Audoen's Church, Dublin.

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^ ^a ^b "Leigh Rayment - Baronetage". Archived from the original on May 1, 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ Burke, John (1832). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. Vol. vol. II (4th ed.). London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley. pp. 463–464. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help)
^ "Leigh Rayment - Irish House of Commons 1692-1800". Archived from the original on June 7, 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ Haydn, Joseph (1851). The Book of Dignities: Containing Rolls of the Official Personages of the British Empire. London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longman's. pp. 461.
^ "No. 8749". The London Gazette. 28 May 1748. p. 1.
^ "ThePeerage". Retrieved 21 February 2007.

Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by Samuel Burton John Stoyte	Member of Parliament for Dublin City 1729–1748 With: Samuel Burton 1729–1733 1733–1737 1737–1748	Succeeded by
Baronetage of Ireland
New creation	Baronet (of Somerville) February – August 1748	Succeeded by Quaile Somerville

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[RayBaronet-1] "Leigh Rayment - Baronetage". Archived from the original on May 1, 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[2] Burke, John (1832). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. Vol. vol. II (4th ed.). London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley. pp. 463–464. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help)

[3] "Leigh Rayment - Irish House of Commons 1692-1800". Archived from the original on June 7, 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[4] Haydn, Joseph (1851). The Book of Dignities: Containing Rolls of the Official Personages of the British Empire. London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longman's. pp. 461.

[5] "No. 8749". The London Gazette. 28 May 1748. p. 1.

[6] "ThePeerage". Retrieved 21 February 2007.

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