Rt Hon Sir
Hercules
"1st Baronet Langrishe of Knocktopher Abbey"
Langrishe
Born in Ireland
Ancestors 
Son of Robert Langrishe MA
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
Olympia (Langrishe) Greene
Husband of
Hannah (Myhill) Langrishe
— married
31 May 1755 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Hannah (Langrishe) St. George, Robert Langrishe 2nd Bt., Elizabeth (Langrishe) Robinson and James Langrishe
Died
at about age 80
in Ireland
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Biography
Hercules was born in 1731. He was the son of Robert Langrishe and Ann Whitby.
He was educated by Dr Londer and entered Trinity College Dublin on 7 November 1748. B.A. 1753. [1]
He lived at Knocktopher, County Kilkenny, Ireland.
Hercules married Hannah Myhill, (daughter of Robert Myhill) on 31 May 1755.
He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Knocktopher between 1761 and 1801, first MP to get penal laws against Roman Catholics relaxed.
Hercules was created 1st Baronet Langrishe, of Knocktopher, co. Kilkenny on 19 February 1777.[2]
He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.).
He passed away in 1811.[3]
Sources
- ↑ FindmyPast - Alumni Dublinenses - 1924 Edition Note: Published in 1924, this is the first edition Alumni Dublinenses, a register of provosts, professors, graduates and students of Trinity College Dublin, Ireland's oldest university.
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langrishe_baronets
- ↑ http://www.thepeerage.com/p24174.htm#i241736
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