Algernon Coote, 6th Earl of Mountrath
Encyclopedia
Algernon Coote, 6th Earl of Mountrath PC (Ire)
(6 June 1689 – 27 August 1744), styled The Honourable Algernon Coote until 1720, was an Irish
peer who sat as a Member of Parliament
in the Parliament of Ireland
as well as in the Parliament of Great Britain
.
Coote was the third son of the 3rd Earl of Mountrath (1655-1709). He was educated at St Paul's School and Trinity College, Cambridge
, where he matriculated in 1706. Coote was elected to the Irish House of Commons
for Jamestown
in 1715. His elder brothers Charles and Henry
both succeeded to the earldom before him but died unmarried. Coote succeeded in his turn on 27 March 1720 and ascended to the Irish House of Lords
.
Mountrath was appointed to the Privy Council of Ireland
in 1723. As his earldom was also Irish, it did not disqualify him from sitting in the British House of Commons
, and he entered Parliament in the same year as member for Castle Rising
in Norfolk, which he represented for ten years. He also became Governor of Queen's County.
In 1741 he stood for Parliament again at Hedon
in Yorkshire, and was initially declared defeated. However, on petition to the House of Commons (in those days the normal procedure in a disputed election), the result was overturned and on 4 March 1742 Mountrath was declared elected after all. He sat as member for the borough for the remaining two years of his life.
In 1721 he married Lady Diana Newport (d. 1766), daughter of the 2nd Earl of Bradford
. Horace Walpole described her as being "as rich and as tipsy as Cacofogo in the comedy. What a jumble of avarice, lewdness, dignity - and claret!". They had only one child, Charles (c. 1725-1802), who succeeded to the earldom on Mountrath's death in 1744, but who also died unmarried, the title thereby becoming extinct.
Privy Council of Ireland
The Privy Council of Ireland was an institution of the Kingdom of Ireland until 31 December 1800 and of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1801-1922...
(6 June 1689 – 27 August 1744), styled The Honourable Algernon Coote until 1720, was an Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
peer who sat as a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
in the Parliament of Ireland
Parliament of Ireland
The Parliament of Ireland was a legislature that existed in Dublin from 1297 until 1800. In its early mediaeval period during the Lordship of Ireland it consisted of either two or three chambers: the House of Commons, elected by a very restricted suffrage, the House of Lords in which the lords...
as well as in the Parliament of Great Britain
Parliament of Great Britain
The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in 1707 following the ratification of the Acts of Union by both the Parliament of England and Parliament of Scotland...
.
Coote was the third son of the 3rd Earl of Mountrath (1655-1709). He was educated at St Paul's School and Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
, where he matriculated in 1706. Coote was elected to the Irish House of Commons
Irish House of Commons
The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland, that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords...
for Jamestown
Jamestown (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Jamestown was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Jamestown was represented with two members.-1689–1801:...
in 1715. His elder brothers Charles and Henry
Henry Coote, 5th Earl of Mountrath
Henry Coote, 5th Earl of Mountrath , styled The Honourable Henry Coote until 1715, was an Irish peer who sat as a Member of Parliament in the British House of Commons....
both succeeded to the earldom before him but died unmarried. Coote succeeded in his turn on 27 March 1720 and ascended to the Irish House of Lords
Irish House of Lords
The Irish House of Lords was the upper house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from mediaeval times until 1800. It was abolished along with the Irish House of Commons by the Act of Union.-Function:...
.
Mountrath was appointed to the Privy Council of Ireland
Privy Council of Ireland
The Privy Council of Ireland was an institution of the Kingdom of Ireland until 31 December 1800 and of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1801-1922...
in 1723. As his earldom was also Irish, it did not disqualify him from sitting in the British House of Commons
House of Commons of Great Britain
The House of Commons of Great Britain was the lower house of the Parliament of Great Britain between 1707 and 1801. In 1707, as a result of the Acts of Union of that year, it replaced the House of Commons of England and the third estate of the Parliament of Scotland, as one of the most significant...
, and he entered Parliament in the same year as member for Castle Rising
Castle Rising (UK Parliament constituency)
Castle Rising was a parliamentary borough in Norfolk, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1558 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act...
in Norfolk, which he represented for ten years. He also became Governor of Queen's County.
In 1741 he stood for Parliament again at Hedon
Hedon (UK Parliament constituency)
Hedon, sometimes spelt Heydon, was a parliamentary borough in the East Riding of Yorkshire, represented by two Members of Parliament in the House of Commons briefly in the 13th century and again from 1547 to 1832.-History:...
in Yorkshire, and was initially declared defeated. However, on petition to the House of Commons (in those days the normal procedure in a disputed election), the result was overturned and on 4 March 1742 Mountrath was declared elected after all. He sat as member for the borough for the remaining two years of his life.
In 1721 he married Lady Diana Newport (d. 1766), daughter of the 2nd Earl of Bradford
Richard Newport, 2nd Earl of Bradford
Richard Newport, 2nd Earl of Bradford PC , styled The Honourable from 1651 to 1694 and subsequently Viscount Newport until 1708, was an English peer and Whig politician.-Background:...
. Horace Walpole described her as being "as rich and as tipsy as Cacofogo in the comedy. What a jumble of avarice, lewdness, dignity - and claret!". They had only one child, Charles (c. 1725-1802), who succeeded to the earldom on Mountrath's death in 1744, but who also died unmarried, the title thereby becoming extinct.