John Blakeney (died 1747)
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John Blakeney was an Irish Member of Parliament
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He was born the son of Robert Blakeney
and Sarah née Ormsby Blakeney.
He was High Sheriff of County Galway for 1727 and then represented Athenry
in the Irish House of Commons
from November 1727 to his death.
He married Grace Persse and was father of Robert Blakeney
, John Blakeney
, Theophilus Blakeney and William Blakeney
.
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
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He was born the son of Robert Blakeney
Robert Blakeney (died 1733)
Robert Blakeney was an Irish Member of Parliament.He represented Athenry in the Irish House of Commons from 1721 to his death....
and Sarah née Ormsby Blakeney.
He was High Sheriff of County Galway for 1727 and then represented Athenry
Athenry (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Athenry was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Athenry was represented with two members.-1689–1801:...
in the Irish House of Commons
Irish House of Commons
The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland, that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords...
from November 1727 to his death.
He married Grace Persse and was father of Robert Blakeney
Robert Blakeney (died 1762)
Robert Blakeney was an Irish Member of Parliament.He was born the son of John Blakeney and was the brother of Theophilus, John and William Blakeney.He sat in the Irish House of Commons for Athenry from 1747 to his death...
, John Blakeney
John Blakeney (died 1789)
John Blakeney was an Irish soldier.He was son of John Blakeney, grandson of Robert Blakeney, brother of Robert Blakeney, Theophilus Blakeney and William Blakeney, and uncle of John Blakeney and Edward Blakeney....
, Theophilus Blakeney and William Blakeney
William Blakeney (died 1804)
Colonel William Blakeney was an Irish British Army officer and politician.He was born the son of MP John Blakeney and was the brother of Robert, John and Theophilus Blakeney....
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