Theophilus Blakeney was an Irish

Irish people

The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...

 politician.

He was born the son of MP John Blakeney

John Blakeney (died 1747)

John Blakeney was an Irish Member of Parliament.He was born the son of Robert Blakeney and Sarah née Ormsby Blakeney....

 and was brother of Robert

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

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....

 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....

.

He served as a Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 (MP) for 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:...

 from 1768 to 1776 and from 1783 to 1799. During the intervening period he was MP for Carlingford

Carlingford (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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. He saw service with the British

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 army at Quebec

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 and Staten Island in 1761 while Captain in the Royal Sussex Regiment

Royal Sussex Regiment

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. In 1763 and again in 1776, he was appointed High Sheriff of County Galway. From 1772 he served as Surveyor General

Surveyor General

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 for Connacht

Connacht

Connacht , formerly anglicised as Connaught, is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the west of Ireland. In Ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for...

. He married in 1782 to Margaret Stafford of Gillstown, County Roscommon

County Roscommon

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. Their son was John Henry Blakeney.