Benjamin Stratford, 4th Earl of Aldborough
Benjamin O'Neale Stratford, 4th Earl of Aldborough (1746 – 11 July 1833)[1] styled The Honourable from 1763 until 1823, was an Irish peer and politician of the noble House of Stratford.[2]
He was the fourth son of John Stratford, 1st Earl of Aldborough and his wife Martha O'Neale, daughter of Venerable Benjamin O'Neale, Archdeacon of Leighlin, and a younger brother of Edward Stratford, 2nd Earl of Aldborough.[3] In 1823, he succeeded his older brother John as earl.[4]
In 1777, Aldborough entered the Irish House of Commons for Baltinglass, the same constituency his father and his older brother has represented before, and sat as Member of Parliament until 1783.[5] In 1790, he stood again for Baltinglass and was returned for it until the Act of Union in 1801.[5] He was Governor of County Wicklow in 1777.[6]
On 10 January 1774, he married Martha Burton, daughter of John Burton. They had a son and three daughters.[7] Aldborough died at Stratford Lodge and was buried at Baltinglass.[8] He was succeeded in his titles by his only son Mason.[7]
References
- "Leigh Rayment - Peerage". Retrieved 7 May 2009.
- Stratford, Gerald "A History of the Stratford Family" Chapter 11. The Extinct Earldom.
- Lodge, John (1789). Mervyn Archdall (ed.). The Peerage of Ireland or A Genealogical History of the Present Nobility of that Kingdom. vol. III. Dublin: James Moore. p. 338.
- Debrett, John (1828). Debrett's Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. vol. II (17th ed.). London: G. Woodfall. pp. 685–686.
- "Leigh Rayment - Irish House of Commons 1692-1800". Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
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- Lodge, Edmund (1859). The Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire (28th ed.). London: Hurst and Blackett. p. 13.
- Sylvanus, Urban (1833). The Gentleman's Magazine. London: J. B. Nichols and Son.
| Parliament of Ireland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Hon. John Stratford Hon. Edward Stratford |
Member of Parliament for Baltinglass 1777 – 1783 With: John Godley |
Succeeded by Warden Flood James Somerville |
| Preceded by Sir John Johnson, 1st Bt Warden Flood |
Member of Parliament for Baltinglass 1790 – 1801 With: Hon. John Stratford |
Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by John Stratford |
Earl of Aldborough 1823 – 1833 |
Succeeded by Mason Stratford |