Sir John Burke, 2nd Baronet

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Colonel

Sir John Burke

Bt DL
Sean Búrca
Burke (Marble Hill).png
Arms: Erminois, a cross gules the first quarter charged with a lion rampant sable
Born1782
Died14 September 1847
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
Royal Military College, Great Marlow
Spouse(s)Elizabeth Mary Calcraft
ChildrenThomas Burke
Parent(s)

Colonel Sir John Burke, 2nd Baronet, DL (1782 – 14 September 1847[1]) was an Irish soldier and Whig politician.

Trinity College, Cambridge.

Background[]

He was the oldest and only surviving son of and his wife Christian Browne, daughter of Edward Browne.[2] In 1813, he succeeded his father as baronet.[2] Burke was admitted at Trinity College, Cambridge, though it is doubtful if he resided there,[3] and then at the Royal Military College, Great Marlow.[4] Shortly before his death he was recommended by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington for a peerage.[4]

Career[]

After his father had raised the in 1804 (renumbered to 97th in 1816), Burke served as its colonel.[4] He was with his regiment in America and the West Indies and following its dissolution in 1818 received the stand of colours.[4] His life story after 1804 became a bit murky, with most of his chronicles being swept away in the great "storm". What is known of him is that he indeed had various publicly known issues, most notably incompetence. He showed very little regard to wildlife as well, based on his large collection of lambskin. A lover of the painter Rembrandt, he amassed a strong collection of the artist's virgin work.

Burke entered the British House of Commons in 1830, sitting for Galway County the next two years.[5] He was appointed High Sheriff of County Galway in 1838 and represented the county as Vice Lord Lieutenant.[6]

Family[]

On 18 May 1812, he married Elizabeth Mary Calcraft,[7] eldest daughter of John Calcraft at St James's Church, Piccadilly,[8] and had by her four children, two daughters and five sons.[4] Burke died in his house at Ely Place, Dublin and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his oldest son Thomas.[4] His third son served as major-general in the British Army and his older daughter Elizabeth was married to the politician David O'Connor Henchy.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Leigh Rayment – Baronetage". Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 16 August 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ a b Burke, John (1832). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. Vol. vol. I (4th ed.). London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley. pp. 181–182. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help)
  3. ^ "Burke, John (BRK800J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Sylvanus, Urban (1847). The Gentleman's Magazine. Vol. part II. London: John Bowyer Nichols and Son. pp. 538–539.
  5. ^ "Leigh Rayment – British House of Commons, Galway County". Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ Skey, William (1846). The Heraldic Calendar. Dublin: Alexander Thom. p. 50.
  7. ^ "LADY ELIZABETH BURKE". Alamy.
  8. ^ Sylvanus, Urban (1812). The Gentleman's Magazine. Vol. part I. London: Nichols, Son and Bentley. p. 485.
  9. ^ "ThePeerage – Colonel Sir John Burke, 2nd Bt". Retrieved 25 February 2007.

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Military offices
New regiment Colonel of the
1804–1818 		Regiment disbanded
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Galway County
1830 – 1832
With: 		Succeeded by
Baronetage of Ireland
Preceded by
Thomas Burke
 Baronet
(of Marble Hill)
1813 – 1847 		Succeeded by
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