Thomas Taylour, 1st Marquess of Headfort KP (18 November 1757 – 24 October 1829), styled
Viscount Headford from 1766 to 1795, and known as
Thomas Taylour, 2nd Earl of Bective from 1795 to 1800, was an Irish peer and politician.
Taylour represented
KellsKells was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Kells was not represented.-1689–1801:...
in the
Irish House of CommonsThe 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 1776 to 1790. Subsequently he sat as
Member of ParliamentA 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,...
for
Longford BoroughLongford Borough was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-1692–1801:-References:...
until 1794 and then for
MeathMeath was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-Members of Parliament:*Sir Richard Barnewall, 2nd Baronet*Sir Patrick Barnewall, 3rd Baronet-1692–1801:...
until 1795, when he succeeded his father as earl. He became
Marquess of HeadfortMarquess of Headfort is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1800 for Thomas Taylor, 2nd Earl of Bective. Despite the official title, the family unfailingly use the alternative rendering Marquis of Headfort, and this is the spelling more commonly encountered in references to family...
in 1800 and was appointed a Knight of the Order of St Patrick on 15 May 1806.