Sir John Bingham, 5th Baronet
Sir John Bingham, 5th Baronet (1690 – 21 September 1749)[1] was an Irish politician.
He was the eldest son of Sir George Bingham, 4th Baronet, and his first wife Mary Scott.[2] Bingham was educated at the Middle Temple.[3] He was appointed High Sheriff of Mayo in 1721[3] and was Governor of County Mayo.[4] In 1727, he entered the Irish House of Commons for Mayo, the same constituency his father had represented before, and sat for it until his death in 1749.[5] In 1730, he succeeded his father as baronet.[1]
By 1730, he married Anne Vesey, daughter of Agmondisham Vesey[3] and had five daughters and three sons.[2] Bingham died in 1749 and was buried at Castlebar.[3] He was succeeded in the baronetcy successively by his sons John and Charles.[2]
References
- "Leigh Rayment - Baronetage". Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- Lodge, John (1789). Mervyn Archdall (ed.). The Peerage of Ireland or A Genealogical History of the Present Nobility of that Kingdom. vol. VII. Dublin: James Moore. p. 107.
- "ThePeerage - Sir John Bingham, 5th Bt". Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- Burke, John (1832). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. vol. II (4th ed.). London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley. p. 110.
- "Leigh Rayment - Irish House of Commons 1692-1800". Retrieved 17 June 2009.
| Parliament of Ireland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Arthur Gore, 2nd Bt Michael Cuffe |
Member of Parliament for Mayo 1727–1749 With: Sir Arthur Gore, 2nd Bt 1727–1742 James Cuffe 1742–1749 |
Succeeded by James Cuffe Sir John Bingham, 6th Bt |
| Baronetage of Nova Scotia | ||
| Preceded by George Bingham |
Baronet (of Castlebar) 1730–1749 |
Succeeded by John Bingham |