Reference the "Dictionary of National Biography", Volumes 1-22, Volume 13, Pages 316-318.
He was the 2nd son, a soldier, lawyer and politician.
He later became the Speaker of the Irish House of Commons from 1659-1665.
He married (1) in 1638 Mary Dillon, daughter of John Dillon of Castle Dillon, and widow of Francis Windsor.
He married (2) Martha, (died 1685) daughter of Sir Hugh Clotworthy and Mary Langford, and sister of the leading politician John Clotworthy, 1st Viscount Massereene. By two marriages he had at least three sons and two daughters, including Henry, the eldest son and heir, Hugh and Guy. His principal seat was Trillick Castle (or Castle Tuchet), County Tyrone, which remained in the Mervyn family for several generations.
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