Lawrence Parsons, 2nd Earl of Rosse
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2nd Earl of Rosse
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Born | 1758 |
Died | 1841 |
Occupation | Irish peer |
Spouse(s) | Alice Lloyd |
Children | five |
Parent(s) | Sir William Parsons, 4th Baronet and Mary Clere |
Lawrence Parsons, 2nd Earl of Rosse (21 May 1758 - 24 February 1841), known as Sir Lawrence Parsons, Bt, from 1791 to 1807, was an Irish peer.
Parsons was the son of Sir William Parsons, 4th Baronet and Mary Clere. Between 1782 and 1790, he represented Dublin University in the Irish House of Commons. Parsons sat then as Member of Parliament (MP) for King's County from 1791 until the Act of Union in 1801. In the following co-option, he chose to sit for King's County also in the British House of Commons, a seat he held until 1807. The latter year he succeeded his uncle as second Earl of Rosse. In 1809 he became one of the Postmasters General of Ireland[1] with Charles O'Neill, 1st Earl O'Neill with whom he attended the laying of the foundation-stone for the new General Post Office in Dublin on 12 August 1814 by the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Charles Whitworth, 1st Earl Whitworth.[2] He later sat in the House of Lords as an Irish Representative Peer from 1809 until 1841 and served as Custos Rotulorum of King's County from 1828 until his death.[3]
Marriage and children
He married Alice Lloyd, daughter of John Lloyd, on 1 May 1797. They had five children:
- Lady Jane Parsons (d. 31 December 1883)
- William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (b. 17 June 1800, d. 31 October 1867)
- Hon. John Clere Parsons (b. 17 August 1802, d. 10 August 1828)
- Hon. Laurence Parsons (b. 2 November 1805, d. 22 November 1894)
- Lady Alicia Parsons (b. c 1815, d. 21 January 1885)
Jane Parsons married Arthur Edward Knox. They had two sons and three daughters. One of the sons, Lawrence E. Knox founded the Irish Times.
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References
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- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,[page needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source][better source needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs [self-published source][better source needed]
Parliament of Ireland | ||
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Dublin University 1782–1790 With: John FitzGibbon 1782–1783 Arthur Browne 1783–1790 |
Succeeded by Hon. Francis Hely-Hutchinson Arthur Browne |
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for King's County 1791 – 1801 With: Denis Bowes Daly |
Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom |
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
Preceded by
Parliament of Ireland
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Member of Parliament for King's County 1801 – 1807 With: Denis Bowes Daly 1801–1802 Thomas Bernard 1802–1807 |
Succeeded by Thomas Bernard Hardress Lloyd |
Peerage of Ireland | ||
Preceded by | Earl of Rosse 1807–1841 |
Succeeded by Lawrence Parsons |
Baronetage of Ireland | ||
Preceded by | Baronet (of Birr Castle) 1791–1841 |
Succeeded by Lawrence Parsons |
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