Sir George de la Poer Beresford, 2nd Baronet (original) (raw)

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Sir George de la Poer Beresford, 2nd Baronet (1 March 1811 – 11 February 1873)[1][2] was an Irish Conservative politician, peer, and army officer.[3][4][5] Son of Sir John Beresford, 1st Baronet and Mary née Molly. In 1846 he married Elizabeth Lucas, daughter of Davis Lucas. He had at least four children, including: Mary Beresford (died 1847); Marcia Mary Ann Harriet Wilhelmina de la Poer Beresford (died 1908); John Edward Francis de la Poer Beresford (1851–1854); and William Carr de la Poer Beresford (1858–188).[5]

He was elected Conservative MP for Athlone at the 1841 general election but was unseated just under a year later. At the ensuing by-election, he stood again but was unsuccessful.[3][4][6]

He succeeded to the Baronetcy of Bagnall in 1844 upon the death of his father. Upon his own death in 1873, the title was inherited by Henry Monson de la Poer Beresford-Peirse.[2]

He was also a member of the Travellers Club and White's.[4]

1. ^ Rayment, Leigh (31 August 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "A"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
2. ^ a b Rayment, Leigh (14 November 2017). "The Baronetage of England, Ireland, Nova Scotia, Great Britain and the United Kingdom: Baronets beginning with "B"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
3. ^ a b Smith, Henry Stooks (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections (Second ed.). Simpkin, Marshall & Company. p. 215. Retrieved 15 September 2018 – via Google Books.
4. ^ a b c "George Beresford". Members of Parliament after 1832. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
5. ^ a b Lundy, Darryl (2 February 2011). "Major Sir George de la Poer Beresford, 2nd Bt". The Peerage. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
6. ^ Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr George Beresford