Sir Thomas Esmonde, 9th Baronet

Sir Thomas Esmonde, 9th Baronet (10 December 1786 – 31 December 1868)[1][2] was an Irish Whig politician.[3][4]

Sir Thomas Esmonde
Member of Parliament
for Wexford Borough
In office
12 July 1841 – 4 August 1847
Preceded byCharles Arthur Walker
Succeeded byJohn Thomas Devereux
Personal details
Born10 December 1786
Died31 December 1868(1868-12-31) (aged 82)
NationalityIrish
Political partyWhig
ParentsDr. John Esmonde and Helen O'Callan

Esmonde was son of Dr. John Esmonde[5] and Helen née O'Callan. He first married Mary Payne, daughter of E. Payne in 1812, and after her death in 1840, remarried to Sophia Maria Rowe, daughter of Ebenezer Radford Rowe, in 1856. Neither wife bore his children.[4]

He was elected Whig MP for Wexford Borough at the 1841 general election and held the seat until 1847 when he did not seek re-election.[3][6]

He succeeded to the Baronetcy of Ballynastragh in 1803 upon the death of Sir Thomas Esmonde, 8th Baronet. Upon his own death in 1868, the title was inherited by Sir John Esmonde, 10th Baronet.[2]

He was a member of the Reform Club and was, at some point, appointed a Privy Counsellor.[3][4]

References
  1. Rayment, Leigh (13 June 2017). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "W"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  2. Rayment, Leigh (2 June 2018). "The Baronetage of England, Ireland, Nova Scotia, Great Britain and the United Kingdom: Baronets beginning with "C"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  3. "Thomas Esmonde". Members of Parliament after 1832. History of Parliament. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  4. Lundy, Darryl (31 March 2011). "Rt. Hon. Sir Thomas Esmonde, 9th Bt". The Peerage. Wellington. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  5. Dr. John Esmonde Dictionary of Irish Biography
  6. Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Charles Arthur Walker		 Member of Parliament for Wexford Borough
1841–1847		 Succeeded by
John Thomas Devereux
Baronetage of Ireland
Preceded by
Thomas Esmonde		 Baronet
(of Ballynastragh)
1803 – 1868		 Succeeded by
John Esmonde
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