Richard Burgh

Richard Burgh (1725 – September 1762) was an Irish politician.

Burgh was the son of Colonel Thomas Burgh MP and Mary Smyth. He trained in law and worked as a barrister in County Limerick. In 1759, he succeeded his older brother, Thomas, as Member of Parliament for Naas in the Irish House of Commons, sitting until 1762.[1]

References

  1. E. M. Johnston-Liik, MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800 (Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.74 (Retrieved 22 February 2016).
Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by
Thomas Burgh
John Bourke
Member of Parliament for Naas
with John Bourke
Maurice Keating

1759–1762
Succeeded by
John Bourke
Maurice Keating
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