Alexander Cairnes Bt. (1665 - 1732)

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"He was a banker in Dublin and London, He was was apostrophised by Swift.2 He was created 1st Baronet Cairnes, of Monaghan, in Ireland [Great Britain] on 6 May 1708, with a special remainder to his younger brother.4 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for County Monaghan [Ireland] between 1709 and 1727.2 He held the office of Keeper of Phoenix Park in 1712.2 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for the Borough of Monaghan [Ireland] between 1727 and 1732.2 He lived at Monaghan, County Monaghan, IrelandG.^[1] "Dean Swift called him a 'scrupulous puppy and a shuffling scoundrel', while Thomas Sheridan calls him 'an eminent Baner.'^[2]

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1. ↑ Cokayne, G.E.; Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed.. 13 volumes in 14. 1910-1959. Reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000.
2. ↑ Cokayne, George Edward, editor. The Complete Baronetage. 5 volumes. no date (c. 1900). Reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983.

• Source: Cokayne, G.E.; Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed.. 13 volumes in 14. 1910-1959. Reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000.
• Source: Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
• Source: Cokayne, George Edward, editor. The Complete Baronetage. 5 volumes. no date (c. 1900). Reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983.
• Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Cairnes

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1. http://www.thepeerage.com/p13104.htm#i131039