Sir Kildare Borrowes, 5th Baronet
Sir Kildare Dixon Borrowes, 5th Baronet (20 January 1722 – 22 June 1790)[1] was an Irish politician.
He was the oldest son of Sir Walter Borrowes, 4th Baronet and his wife Mary Pottinger, daughter of Captain Edward Pottinger.[2] In 1741, Borrowes succeeded his father as baronet.[1] Between 1745 and 1776, he represented Kildare County in the Irish House of Commons.[3] Borrowes was also elected for Randalstown in 1760, but chose not to sit.[3] In 1751, he was appointed High Sheriff of Kildare.[4]
In February 1759, Borrowes married Elizabeth Short, only daughter of John Short.[5] After her death in 1766, he married secondly Jane Higginson, daughter of Joseph Higginson on 10 May 1769.[5] He had three sons and a daughter by his first wife, as well as four sons and two daughters by his second wife.[5] Borrowes was buried at Gilltown[2] and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his oldest son Erasmus.[1]
The main Borrowes family seat was at Barretstown Castle near Ballymore Eustace.
References
- 1 2 3 "Leigh Rayment - Baronetage". Retrieved 11 April 2009.
- 1 2 "ThePeerage - Sir Kildare Dixon Borrowes, 5th Bt". Retrieved 11 April 2009.
- 1 2 "Leigh Rayment - Irish House of Commons 1692-1800". Retrieved 11 April 2009.
- ↑ Lodge, John (1789). Mervyn Archdall, ed. The Peerage of Ireland or A Genealogical History of the Present Nobility of that Kingdom. vol. I. Dublin: James Moore. p. 130.
- 1 2 3 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. 130.
| Parliament of Ireland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Richard Allen Maurice Keating |
Member of Parliament for Kildare County 1745 – 1776 With: Maurice Keating 1745–1761 Arthur Pomeroy 1761–1776 |
Succeeded by Lord Charles FitzGerald Arthur Pomeroy |
| Preceded by Charles O'Neill William Sharman |
Member of Parliament for Randalstown 1760 – 1761 With: Charles O'Neill |
Succeeded by Charles O'Neill John O'Neill |
| Baronetage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by Walter Borrowes |
Baronet (of Grangemellon) 1741 – 1790 |
Succeeded by Erasmus Borrowes |