John Stratford, 3rd Earl of Aldborough
Background
He was the second son of John Stratford, 1st Earl of Aldborough and his wife Martha O'Neale, daughter of the Venerable Benjamin O'Neale, sometime Archdeacon of Leighlin.[1] He was a descendant of the English Stratford family[2]
Career
In 1763, Stratford, stood as Member of Parliament (MP) for Baltinglass, the same constituency his father and his older brother had represented before, and held this seat until 1777.[3] Subsequently he was returned to the Irish House of Commons for Wicklow County.[3] From 1790, he sat again for Baltinglass until the Act of Union in 1801, when he succeeded his older brother Edward as earl.[3]
In 1795, Stratford was appointed Governor of County Wicklow.[4]
Family
In April 1777, he married Elizabeth Hamilton, eldest daughter of Reverend Frederick Hamilton, Archdeacon of Raphoe and son of Lord Archibald Hamilton, and had by her three daughters.[5] The oldest, Elizabeth, named after her mother, married John Halliday, later Tollemache, and had John Tollemache, 1st Baron Tollemache.[6] Louisa-Martha (1748–1814), married Hon. John Rodney, a younger son of George Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, and Emily (died 1863), married Thomas Best (died 1829).[6]
Stratford died at Belan House in County Kildare in 1823[5] and lacking male issue, he was succeeded in his titles by his younger brother Benjamin.[7] His wife died in 1845.[4]
References
- ↑ Lodge, John (1789). Mervyn Archdall, ed. The Peerage of Ireland or A Genealogical History of the Present Nobility of that Kingdom. vol. III. Dublin: James Moore. p. 338.
- ↑ Stratford, Gerald "A History of the Stratford Family" Chapter 11. The Extinct Earldom.
- 1 2 3 "Leigh Rayment - Irish House of Commons 1692-1800". Retrieved 27 April 2009.
- 1 2 "ThePeerage - John Stratford, 3rd Earl of Aldborough". Retrieved 19 March 2009.
- 1 2 Sylvanus, Urban (1823). The Gentleman's Magazine. London: John Harris and Son. p. 372.
- 1 2 Debrett, John (1828). Debrett's Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. vol. II (17th ed.). London: G. Woodfall. p. 686.
- ↑ Burke, John (1832). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. vol. I (4th ed.). London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley. p. 23.
| Parliament of Ireland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Stratford Edward Stratford |
Member of Parliament for Baltinglass 1763 – 1777 With: Hon. Edward Stratford 1763–1768 Godfrey Lill 1768–1775 Hon. Edward Stratford 1775–1777 |
Succeeded by Hon. Benjamin Stratford John Godley |
| Preceded by Ralph Howard William Brabazon |
Member of Parliament for Wicklow County 1776 – 1790 With: William Brabazon 1776–1783 Nicholas Westby 1783–1790 |
Succeeded by William Hume Nicholas Westby |
| Preceded by Sir John Johnson, 1st Bt Warden Flood |
Member of Parliament for Baltinglass 1790 – 1801 With: Hon. Benjamin Stratford |
Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by Edward Stratford |
Earl of Aldborough 1801 – 1823 |
Succeeded by Benjamin Stratford |