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James Stopford, 2nd Earl of Courtown

Index James Stopford, 2nd Earl of Courtown

James Stopford, 2nd Earl of Courtown KP, PC (Ire) (28 May 1731 – 30 March 1810), known as Viscount Stopford from 1762 to 1770, was an Anglo-Irish peer and Tory politician who sat in the British House of Commons between 1774 and 1793. [1]

38 relations: Admiral (Royal Navy), Anglo-Irish people, British general election, 1774, British general election, 1780, Chaplain, Charles Francis Greville, Charles Gardiner, Charles Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch, Dean and Canons of Windsor, Earl of Courtown, Edward Stopford (British Army officer), Great Bedwyn (UK Parliament constituency), House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Irish House of Commons, James Brudenell, 5th Earl of Cardigan, James Cecil, 1st Marquess of Salisbury, James Stopford, 1st Earl of Courtown, James Stopford, 3rd Earl of Courtown, James Tylney-Long, Marlborough (UK Parliament constituency), Mary Stopford, Countess of Courtown, Member of parliament, Order of St Patrick, Paul Methuen (MP), Peerage, Peerage of Great Britain, Privy Council of Ireland, Queen Victoria, Richard Bruce Stopford, Robert Stopford (Royal Navy officer), Sir Philip Hales, 5th Baronet, Taghmon (Parliament of Ireland constituency), Thomas Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury, Tory, Treasurer of the Household, Trinity College Dublin, William Burke (author), William Pitt the Younger.

Admiral (Royal Navy)

Admiral is a senior rank of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, which equates to the NATO rank code OF-9, outranked only by the rank admiral of the fleet.

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Anglo-Irish people

Anglo-Irish is a term which was more commonly used in the 19th and early 20th centuries to identify a social class in Ireland, whose members are mostly the descendants and successors of the English Protestant Ascendancy.

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British general election, 1774

The 1774 British general election returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 14th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707.

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British general election, 1780

The 1780 British general election returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 15th Parliament of Great Britain to be summoned after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707.

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Chaplain

A chaplain is a cleric (such as a minister, priest, pastor, rabbi, or imam), or a lay representative of a religious tradition, attached to a secular institution such as a hospital, prison, military unit, school, business, police department, fire department, university, or private chapel.

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Charles Francis Greville

Charles Francis Greville PC FRS FRSE FLS FSA (12 May 1749 – 23 April 1809) was a British antiquarian, collector and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1790.

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Charles Gardiner

Charles Gardiner (21 February 1720 – 20 November 1769) was an Irish landowner and politician.

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Charles Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch

Charles William Henry Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch and 6th Duke of Queensberry, KT (24 May 1772 – 20 April 1819), styled Earl of Dalkeith until 1812, was a British landowner, amateur cricketer and Tory politician.

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Dean and Canons of Windsor

The Dean and Canons of Windsor are the ecclesiastical body of St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.

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Earl of Courtown

The Earl of Courtown, in the County of Wexford, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland.

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Edward Stopford (British Army officer)

Sir Edward Stopford GCB (28 September 1766 – 14 September 1837), was an Anglo-Irish soldier and politician.

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Great Bedwyn (UK Parliament constituency)

Great Bedwyn was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act.

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House of Commons of the United Kingdom

The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Irish House of Commons

The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from 1297 until 1800.

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James Brudenell, 5th Earl of Cardigan

James Brudenell, 5th Earl of Cardigan (20 April 1725 – 24 February 1811), styled The Honourable James Brudenell until 1780 and known as The Lord Brudenell between 1780 and 1790, was a British courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1754 to 1780 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Brudenell.

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James Cecil, 1st Marquess of Salisbury

James Cecil, 1st Marquess of Salisbury, (4 September 1748 – 13 June 1823), styled Viscount Cranborne until 1780 and known as The Earl of Salisbury between 1780 and 1789, was a British nobleman and politician.

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James Stopford, 1st Earl of Courtown

James Stopford, 1st Earl of Courtown (1700 – 12 January 1770) was an Irish politician.

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James Stopford, 3rd Earl of Courtown

James George Stopford, 3rd Earl of Courtown KP, PC (15 August 1765 – 15 June 1835), known as Viscount Stopford from 1770 to 1810, was an Anglo-Irish peer and Tory politician.

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James Tylney-Long

Sir James Tylney-Long, 7th Baronet (1736 – 28 November 1794) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons for 33 years from 1762 to 1795.

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Marlborough (UK Parliament constituency)

Marlborough was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1868, and then one member from 1868 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.

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Mary Stopford, Countess of Courtown

Mary Stopford, Countess of Courtown (died 3 January 1810), formerly Mary Powys, was the wife of James Stopford, 2nd Earl of Courtown.

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Member of parliament

A member of parliament (MP) is the representative of the voters to a parliament.

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Order of St Patrick

The Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick is a dormant British order of chivalry associated with Ireland.

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Paul Methuen (MP)

Paul Methuen (16 May 1723 – 22 January 1795) was an English politician.

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Peerage

A peerage is a legal system historically comprising hereditary titles in various countries, comprising various noble ranks.

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Peerage of Great Britain

The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Acts of Union 1707 but before the Acts of Union 1800.

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Privy Council of Ireland

The Privy Council of Ireland was an institution of the Kingdom of Ireland until 31 December 1800 and of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1801 to 1922.

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Queen Victoria

Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death.

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Richard Bruce Stopford

Hon.

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Robert Stopford (Royal Navy officer)

Admiral Sir Robert Stopford (5 February 1768 – 25 June 1847), was a distinguished officer in the Royal Navy whose career spanned over 60 years, from the French Revolutionary Wars to the Syrian War.

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Sir Philip Hales, 5th Baronet

Sir Philip Hales, 5th Baronet (c. 1735-12 April 1824), of Beakesbourne in Kent, was an English courtier and Member of Parliament.

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Taghmon (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Taghmon was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.

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Thomas Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury

Thomas Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury (later styled Aylesbury) and 3rd Earl of Elgin (1656 – 16 December 1741) was the son of Robert Bruce, 2nd Earl of Elgin and Lady Diana Grey.

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Tory

A Tory is a person who holds a political philosophy, known as Toryism, based on a British version of traditionalism and conservatism, which upholds the supremacy of social order as it has evolved throughout history.

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Treasurer of the Household

The Treasurer of the Household is a member of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom.

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Trinity College Dublin

Trinity College (Coláiste na Tríonóide), officially the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, is the sole constituent college of the University of Dublin, a research university located in Dublin, Ireland.

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William Burke (author)

William Burke (1728 or 1730–1798) was an English pamphleteer, official, and politician.

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William Pitt the Younger

William Pitt the Younger (28 May 1759 – 23 January 1806) was a prominent British Tory statesman of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Stopford,_2nd_Earl_of_Courtown

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