Conway Blennerhassett
Conway Blennerhassett KC (3 October 1693 – 7 June 1724) was a member of the Irish House of Commons.
Blennerhassett was born at Castle Conway in County Kerry, the eldest son of John 'Black Jack' Blennerhassett and Elizabeth Cross.[1] He was the grandson of Robert Blennerhassett. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, before entering Middle Temple in London in 1710. He was a practising lawyer and was invested as a member of the King's Counsel. He served as the Member of Parliament for Tralee from 1723 to 1725.[2]
He married Elizabeth Harman, the daughter of Colonel Wentworth Harman, with whom he had five children. He died prematurely at the age of 30. His grandson was Harman Blennerhassett.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ Michael C. O'Laughlin, Families of Co. Kerry, Ireland (Irish Roots Cafe, 1994), 30.
- ^ ThePeerage.com (entry #279175) http://www.thepeerage.com/p27918.htm#i279175
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- 1693 births
- 1724 deaths
- 18th-century Anglo-Irish people
- Blennerhassett family
- Alumni of Trinity College Dublin
- 18th-century Irish politicians
- Politicians from County Kerry
- Members of the Middle Temple
- Irish MPs 1715–1727
- 18th-century King's Counsel
- Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Kerry constituencies