Peter Holmes (1731–1802)
Peter Holmes (1731–1802) of Peterfield was an Irish High Sheriff and MP in the Parliament of Ireland.
He was the son of Robert Holmes of Peterfield, County Tipperary.
Peter was High Sheriff of Tipperary for 1772 and served as Member of Parliament for Banagher from 1761 to 1790. He was also MP for Kilmallock from 1790 to 1797 and for Doneraile from 1798 to 1800.
He died in 1802. He had married Elizabeth, the daughter of Henry Prittie of Kilboy, County Tipperary; they had no children.
References
- Burke, Bernard. A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland (1912). Check date values in:
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| Preceded by Richard Trench Henry Lestrange |
Member of Parliament for Banagher 1761–1790 With: John Pigott 1761–1764 Sir John Meade 1764–1767 Henry Prittie 1766–1768 Thomas Coghlan 1768–1776 James Cavendish 1776–1783 Richard Malone 1783–1785 Edward Bellingham Swan 1785–1790 |
Succeeded by Edward Hoare John Metge |
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