Francis Mathew, 2nd Earl Landaff
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Francis James Mathew, 2nd Earl Landaff KP (20 January 1768 – 12 March 1833), styled The Honourable Francis Mathew from 1783 to 1797 and Viscount Mathew from 1797 to 1806, was an Irish peer and politician.
Mathew sat for Tipperary
in the Irish House of Commons
from 1790 to 1792. He represented Callan
between May and November 1796 and subsequently again Tipperary until the Act of Union in 1801. He was appointed a Knight of the Order of St Patrick on 24 November 1831.
Mathew succeeded his father in the earldom in 1806 and also took his father's place as an Irish Representative Peer in the House of Lords
, while his younger brother Montague James Mathew
(1773–1819) succeeded him as one of the two members of the UK parliament for County Tipperary.
As Lord Landaff, he was an opponent of the Union and a supporter of Catholic Emancipation
, who was also "a personal enemy of George IV
" and gave evidence in favour of Queen Charlotte
regarding her conduct at the Court of Naples during her famous trial.
Lord Landaff married Gertrude Cecilia, a daughter of John la Touche, of Kildare. The marriage was childless. He died of syncope in Dublin on 12 March 1833, aged 65, when the titles became extinct. Dying intestate
, his estates went to his sister, Lady Elizabeth Mathew, who died in 1842 leaving the fortune to a cousin, the Vicomte de Chabot, the son of her mother's sister Elizabeth Smyth.
Mathew sat for Tipperary
Tipperary (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Tipperary was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.-1692–1801:...
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...
from 1790 to 1792. He represented Callan
Callan (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Callan was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Callan was represented with two members.-1689–1801:-Bibliography:...
between May and November 1796 and subsequently again Tipperary until the Act of Union in 1801. He was appointed a Knight of the Order of St Patrick on 24 November 1831.
Mathew succeeded his father in the earldom in 1806 and also took his father's place as an Irish Representative Peer in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
, while his younger brother Montague James Mathew
Montague James Mathew
Lieutenant General Montague James Mathew was an Anglo-Irish soldier and politician, a member of the Irish House of Commons for Ballynakill until 1800 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom for County Tipperary from 1806 until his death in 1819.In politics, he was both a Whig and a...
(1773–1819) succeeded him as one of the two members of the UK parliament for County Tipperary.
As Lord Landaff, he was an opponent of the Union and a supporter of Catholic Emancipation
Catholic Emancipation
Catholic emancipation or Catholic relief was a process in Great Britain and Ireland in the late 18th century and early 19th century which involved reducing and removing many of the restrictions on Roman Catholics which had been introduced by the Act of Uniformity, the Test Acts and the penal laws...
, who was also "a personal enemy of George IV
George IV of the United Kingdom
George IV was the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and also of Hanover from the death of his father, George III, on 29 January 1820 until his own death ten years later...
" and gave evidence in favour of Queen Charlotte
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was the Queen consort of the United Kingdom as the wife of King George III...
regarding her conduct at the Court of Naples during her famous trial.
Lord Landaff married Gertrude Cecilia, a daughter of John la Touche, of Kildare. The marriage was childless. He died of syncope in Dublin on 12 March 1833, aged 65, when the titles became extinct. Dying intestate
Intestacy
Intestacy is the condition of the estate of a person who dies owning property greater than the sum of their enforceable debts and funeral expenses without having made a valid will or other binding declaration; alternatively where such a will or declaration has been made, but only applies to part of...
, his estates went to his sister, Lady Elizabeth Mathew, who died in 1842 leaving the fortune to a cousin, the Vicomte de Chabot, the son of her mother's sister Elizabeth Smyth.