John Blennerhassett MP (1691 - 1775)

Born 1691 in Ballyseedy, County Kerry, Ireland

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Descendants

Died 5 May 1775 at about age 84 in Oak Park, County Kerry, Ireland

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Biography

John was the first son of John Blennerhassett and Margaret Crosbie.^[1]

He married Jane Denny and they had:^[1]

1. John, born 15th June 1715
2. Arthur, born 19th February 1719/20
3. Agnes, born 2nd May 1722
4. Arabella, born 21st December 1726
5. Letitia, born 28th February 1728
6. Mary, born 6th October 1729.

The index of wills says his will was proved in 1774.^[2] It was written in 1774 and proved in 1776.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Hickson, Mary Agnes. Selections from Old Kerry records : historical and genealogical : with introductory memoir, notes and appendix "The Blennerhassett Pedigree", Page 36 (1872)
2. ↑ Prerogative and Diocesan Wills, 1596 – 1858 Ardfert and Aghadoe
3. ↑ Will of Colonel John Blennerhassett: Transcribed by Bill Jehan

John Blennerhassett (1691–1775) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Colonel John Blennerhassett (1691 – 5 May 1775) was an Anglo-Irish politician who represented two constituencies in the Irish House of Commons between 1709 and 1775.[1]

Blennerhassett was born in County Kerry, the eldest son of John Blennerhassett and Margaret Crosbie. He served in the Kerry Militia and was a colonel by 1756. He was first elected as a Member of Parliament in 1709, taking his father's seat representing County Kerry.[2] Between 1713 and 1715, he was MP for Tralee. He was again returned as the MP for Kerry in 1715, serving until 1727. He served as High Sheriff of Kerry in 1717. Between 1727 and 1760, he served as the MP for Tralee, before serving as MP for Kerry for a third period between 1761 and his death in 1775. He was Father of the Irish House of Commons.

He married Jane Denny, with whom he had two sons, John and Arthur, and four daughters, including Mary, who married Lancelot Crosbie, who like his father-in-law was MP for Kerry.

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Colonel John Blennerhassett was the son of John Blennerhassett and Margaret Crosbie. A settlement for the marriage between him and Jane Denny was made in 1713. He died on 5 May 1775. He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for County Kerry between 1709 and 1713. He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Tralee between 1713 and 1715. He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for County Kerry between 1715 and 1727. He was signed a family compact with Sir Maurice Crosbie, of Ardfert, and Arthur Denny, of Tralee, partitioning the county representation among the three families in 1727. He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Tralee between 1727 and 1760.2Colonel John Blennerhassett also went by the nick-name of 'the great Colonel John'. He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for County Kerry between 1761 and 1768. He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for County Kerry between 1768 and 1775. He lived at Ballyseedy, County Kerry, Ireland and at Little Cuffe Street, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland