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Marcus Beresford

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Marcus Beresford (14 February 1764 – 16 November 1797) was an Irish politician. Background A member of the Beresford family headed by the Marquess of Waterford, he was the eldest son of John Beresford. George Beresford and John Claudius Beresford were his younger brothers. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. Political career Beresford returned to the Irish House of Commons for Dungarvan in 1783 and held this position until his death fourteen years later. Family Beresford married Frances Arabella, daughter of Joseph Leeson, 1st Earl of Milltown, in 1791. They had three children: Lt John Theophilus Beresford (1792 – 19 January 1812), mortally wounded by the explosion of a magazine at the Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo Elizabeth Beresford (1794-7 December 1856), married Felix Calvert Ladbroke (1802-1869) the son of Felix Ladbroke and Mary Ann Shubrick. William Beresford (1797–1883) was a Conservative politician and government minister.

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Not who you're looking for? Others named Marcus Beresford: British politician (1818–1890) · British politician (1800–1876) · Irish bishop · Irish soldier and politician (1764-1803)

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Marcus Beresford (14 February 1764 – 16 November 1797) was an Irish politician. Background A member of the Beresford family headed by the Marquess of Waterford, he was the eldest son of John Beresford. George Beresford and John Claudius Beresford were his younger brothers. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. Political career Beresford returned to the Irish House of Commons for Dungarvan in 1783 and held this position until his death fourteen years later. Family Beresford married Frances Arabella, daughter of Joseph Leeson, 1st Earl of Milltown, in 1791. They had three children: Lt John Theophilus Beresford (1792 – 19 January 1812), mortally wounded by the explosion of a magazine at the Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo Elizabeth Beresford (1794-7 December 1856), married Felix Calvert Ladbroke (1802-1869) the son of Felix Ladbroke and Mary Ann Shubrick. William Beresford (1797–1883) was a Conservative politician and government minister.

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