John Vesey, 2nd Viscount de Vesci
John Vesey, 2nd Viscount de Vesci (16 February 1771 – 19 October 1855) was an Anglo-Irish politician and peer.
Vesey was the son of Thomas Vesey, 1st Viscount de Vesci and Selina Elizabeth Brooke. He was elected to the Irish House of Commons as the Member of Parliament for Maryborough in 1796, sitting until 1798. On 13 October 1804 he succeeded to his father's titles.[1] In 1839 he was elected by his peers to sit in the British House of Lords as Irish Representative Peer. From 1831 to his death in 1855 he served as the first Lord Lieutenant of Queen's County.
On 25 August 1800 Frances Letitia Brownlow, the fifth daughter of his great-uncle, William Brownlow.[2] He was succeeded by his eldest son, Thomas Vesey.
References
- ↑ John Debrett, The peerage of the united Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 9th Edition (G. Woodfall, 1814), p.1058 (Retrieved 25 February 2016).
- ↑ John Debrett, The peerage of the united Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 9th Edition (G. Woodfall, 1814), p.1058 (Retrieved 25 February 2016).
| Parliament of Ireland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Samuel Hayes Charles Henry Coote |
Member of Parliament for Maryborough 1796–1798 With: Charles Henry Coote |
Succeeded by Eyre Coote Henry Parnell |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by The Lord Farnham |
Irish Representative Peer for Ireland 1839–1855 |
Succeeded by The Viscount Lifford |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by New office |
Lord Lieutenant of Queen's County 1831–1855 |
Succeeded by The Lord Castletown |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by Thomas Vesey |
Viscount de Vesci 1804–1855 |
Succeeded by Thomas Vesey |
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