Charles Tottenham (1743–1823)
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Charles Tottenham was an Irish Member of Parliament.
He sat in the Irish House of Commons
for New Ross
from 1768 until 1 December 1800, when he resigned to allow Robert Leigh
to become the sole member for New Ross
in the new Parliament of the United Kingdom
.
He was son of Charles Tottenham, father of Charles Tottenham, grandfather of Charles Tottenham, brother of Nicholas Loftus Tottenham and Ponsonby Tottenham, grandson of Charles Tottenham and Nicholas Loftus, 1st Viscount Loftus, nephew of Sir John Tottenham, 1st Baronet, Nicholas Loftus-Hume, 1st Earl of Ely and Henry Loftus, 1st Earl of Ely
, and first cousin of Nicholas Loftus-Hume, 2nd Earl of Ely and Charles Loftus, 1st Marquess of Ely
.
He sat in 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 New Ross
New Ross (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
New Ross was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.-1692–1801:...
from 1768 until 1 December 1800, when he resigned to allow Robert Leigh
Robert Leigh
Robert Leigh is a physicist working on string theory.He obtained his B.Sc. degree from the University of Guelph in 1986, and his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in 1991, working with Joe Polchinski...
to become the sole member for New Ross
New Ross (UK Parliament constituency)
New Ross was a United Kingdom Parliament constituency, in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament . It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801.-Boundaries:...
in the new Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
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He was son of Charles Tottenham, father of Charles Tottenham, grandfather of Charles Tottenham, brother of Nicholas Loftus Tottenham and Ponsonby Tottenham, grandson of Charles Tottenham and Nicholas Loftus, 1st Viscount Loftus, nephew of Sir John Tottenham, 1st Baronet, Nicholas Loftus-Hume, 1st Earl of Ely and Henry Loftus, 1st Earl of Ely
Henry Loftus, 1st Earl of Ely
Henry Loftus, 1st Earl of Ely KP, PC , styled The Honourable from 1751 to 1769 and known as Henry Loftus, 4th Viscount Loftus from 1769 to 1771, was an Irish peer and politician....
, and first cousin of Nicholas Loftus-Hume, 2nd Earl of Ely and Charles Loftus, 1st Marquess of Ely
Charles Loftus, 1st Marquess of Ely
Charles Tottenham Loftus, 1st Marquess of Ely KP, PC was an Irish peer and politician.Born Charles Tottenham, he assumed the surname of Loftus in 1783, after inheriting the estates of his uncle Henry Loftus, 1st Earl of Ely. He represented Fethard in the Irish House of Commons from 1776 to 1783...
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