James Bernard (politician)
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James Bernard was an Irish
politician and ancestor of the Earls of Bandon
.
He was the grandson of Francis Bernard
, a Solicitor-General for Ireland and Member of Parliament. Bernard represented Cork County
in the Irish House of Commons
from 1781 until his death in 1790.
He married Esther Smith, youngest daughter of Percy Smith. They had five daughters and a son, Francis
, who was elevated to the Peerage of Ireland
.
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
politician and ancestor of the Earls of Bandon
Earl of Bandon
Earl of Bandon was a title created together with Viscount Bernard in the Peerage of Ireland in 1800 for the 1st Viscount Bandon. All the titles became extinct on the death of the 5th Earl in 1979....
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He was the grandson of Francis Bernard
Francis Bernard (lawyer)
Francis Bernard SL was an Irish lawyer and politician.He was the son of Francis Bernard of Castle Mahon. Bernard sat as Member of Parliament in the Irish House of Commons. He represented Clonakilty between 1692 and 1695 and subsequently Bandonbridge between 1695 and 1727...
, a Solicitor-General for Ireland and Member of Parliament. Bernard represented Cork County
Cork County (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Cork County was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.-Boundaries and Boundary Changes:This constituency was the borough in County Cork. It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland to 1800.-History:...
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 1781 until his death in 1790.
He married Esther Smith, youngest daughter of Percy Smith. They had five daughters and a son, Francis
Francis Bernard, 1st Earl of Bandon
Francis Bernard, 1st Earl of Bandon was an Irish peer and politician.He was the only son of James Bernard and his wife Esther Smith, daughter of Percy Smith. Between 1778 and 1783, Bernard sat as Member of Parliament for Ennis...
, who was elevated 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,...
.