Sir Richard Bulkeley, 1st Baronet
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Sir Richard Bulkeley, 1st Baronet (7 September 1634 – 17 March 1685) was an Irish politician and baronet.
Born at Tallaght
, he was the oldest son of William Bulkeley, oldest son of Lancelot Bulkeley
, Archbishop of Dublin, and his first wife Elizabeth Mainwaring, daughter of Henry Mainwaring, Archdeacon of Ossory. Bulkeley was High Sheriff of Wicklow
in 1660 and sat in the Irish House of Commons
for Baltinglass
between 1665 and 1666. On 9 December 1672, he was created a Baronet, of Old Bawn, in the County of Dublin, and of Dunlaven, in the County of Wicklow.
In 1659, he married firstly Catherine Bysse, daughter of John Bysse
, Chief Baron of the Exchequer, and had by her two sons. She died in 1664, and on 8 February 1684, Bulkeley married secondly Dorothy Whitfield, daughter of Henry Whitfield at St Nicholas, Dublin. He died only a year later, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his older son Richard
.
Born at Tallaght
Tallaght
Tallaght is the largest town, and county town, of South Dublin County, Ireland. The village area, dating from at least the 17th century, held one of the earliest settlements known in the southern part of the island, and one of medieval Ireland's more important monastic centres.Up to the 1960s...
, he was the oldest son of William Bulkeley, oldest son of Lancelot Bulkeley
Lancelot Bulkeley
-Life:He was the eleventh and youngest son of Sir Richard Bulkeley of Beaumaris and Cheadle, but the eldest by his second wife, Agnes, daughter of Thomas Needham of Stenton. He was thus half-brother of Sir Richard Bulkeley. He entered at the beginning of 1587 as commoner Brasenose College, Oxford,...
, Archbishop of Dublin, and his first wife Elizabeth Mainwaring, daughter of Henry Mainwaring, Archdeacon of Ossory. Bulkeley was High Sheriff of Wicklow
High Sheriff of Wicklow
The High Sheriff of Wicklow was the British Crown’s judicial representative in County Wicklow, Ireland from Wicklow's formation in 1606 until 1922, when the office was abolished in the new Free State and replaced by the office of Wicklow County Sheriff. The sheriff had judicial, electoral,...
in 1660 and sat 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...
for Baltinglass
Baltinglass (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Baltinglass was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Baltinglass was not represented.-Members of Parliament, 1664–1801:*1665–1666 Richard Bulkeley...
between 1665 and 1666. On 9 December 1672, he was created a Baronet, of Old Bawn, in the County of Dublin, and of Dunlaven, in the County of Wicklow.
In 1659, he married firstly Catherine Bysse, daughter of John Bysse
John Bysse
John Bysse was a member of the Parliament of Ireland during the 1630s and 1640s, was excluded from office during the Interregnum and was one of the leading Irish judges after the restoration of the monarchy.-Biography:...
, Chief Baron of the Exchequer, and had by her two sons. She died in 1664, and on 8 February 1684, Bulkeley married secondly Dorothy Whitfield, daughter of Henry Whitfield at St Nicholas, Dublin. He died only a year later, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his older son Richard
Sir Richard Bulkeley, 2nd Baronet
Sir Richard Bulkeley, 2nd Baronet FRS was an Irish politician and baronet.He was the elder son of Sir Richard Bulkeley, 1st Baronet and his first wife Catherine Bysse, daughter of John Bysse, sometime Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer...
.