Frederic Trench, 1st Baron Ashtown
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Frederick Trench, 1st Baron Ashtown (17 September 1755 – 1 May 1840) was an Irish
politician.
He was the son of Frederick Trench and Mary (née Sadleir). The Trench family were of French
descent. He was elected to represent Portarlington
from 1798 to the Act of Union in 1801. Subsequently he also served as the borough's representative in the United Kingdom Parliament for a few months. On December 27 1800 he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland
as Baron Ashtown, of Moate in the County of Galway, with remainder to the heirs male of his father Frederick Trench. This was a so called "Union peerage", a reward for Trench's support for the Union
between Ireland
and Great Britain
, which he had initially opposed.
Lord Ashtown married Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Robinson, in 1785. They had no children. He died in May 1840, aged 84, and was succeeded in the barony according to the special remainder by his nephew Frederick. Lady Ashtown died in 1844.
Ireland
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politician.
He was the son of Frederick Trench and Mary (née Sadleir). The Trench family were of French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
descent. He was elected to represent Portarlington
Portarlington (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Portarlington was a parliamentary borough partly in King's County but mostly in Queen's County...
from 1798 to the Act of Union in 1801. Subsequently he also served as the borough's representative in the United Kingdom Parliament for a few months. On December 27 1800 he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland
Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those titles of nobility created by the English and later British monarchs of Ireland in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl,...
as Baron Ashtown, of Moate in the County of Galway, with remainder to the heirs male of his father Frederick Trench. This was a so called "Union peerage", a reward for Trench's support for the Union
Act of Union 1800
The Acts of Union 1800 describe two complementary Acts, namely:* the Union with Ireland Act 1800 , an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain, and...
between Ireland
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...
and Great Britain
United Kingdom
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, which he had initially opposed.
Lord Ashtown married Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Robinson, in 1785. They had no children. He died in May 1840, aged 84, and was succeeded in the barony according to the special remainder by his nephew Frederick. Lady Ashtown died in 1844.