John Staples
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John Staples was an Irish Member of Parliament.
He sat in the Irish House of Commons
for Newtown Limavady
from 1765 to 1768, for Clogher
from 1768 to 1776, for Ballyshannon
from 1776 to 1783, for Newtown Limavady again from 1783 to 1795 and for County Antrim from 1796 to 1800, and then for Antrim
in the new United Kingdom House of Commons from 1801 to 1802. He was made a member of the Irish Privy Council on 12 May 1801.
He was one of thirteen children of the Rev. Thomas Staples of Lissan House
, and a grandson of Sir Robert Staples, 4th Baronet; his sister Alicia was the wife of Sir Robert Staples, 7th Baronet. John Staples married twice and also had thirteen children.
By his first wife Harriet, daughter of William James Conolly
and sister of Thomas Conolly
of Castletown House
, his children included
By his second wife Henrietta, daughter of Richard Molesworth, 3rd Viscount Molesworth
, his children included
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 Newtown Limavady
Newtown Limavady (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Newtown Limavady was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-1692–1801:...
from 1765 to 1768, for Clogher
Clogher (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Clogher was a borough constituency in the Irish House of Commons until 1800. It represented the "city" of Clogher in County Tyrone. The city, actually no more than a village, gained its importance as the site of the cathedral of the Church of Ireland diocese of Clogher. The constituency was a...
from 1768 to 1776, for Ballyshannon
Ballyshannon (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Ballyshannon was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1613 to 1800.-Boundaries and Boundary Changes:This constituency was the borough of Ballyshannon in County Donegal...
from 1776 to 1783, for Newtown Limavady again from 1783 to 1795 and for County Antrim from 1796 to 1800, and then for Antrim
Antrim (UK Parliament constituency)
Antrim is former UK Parliament constituency in Ireland. It was a two member constituency and existed in two periods, 1801–1885 and 1922-1950.-Boundaries:...
in the new United Kingdom House of Commons from 1801 to 1802. He was made a member of the Irish Privy Council on 12 May 1801.
He was one of thirteen children of the Rev. Thomas Staples of Lissan House
Lissan House
Lissan House is a historic house and tourist attraction in Northern Ireland. Lissan lies nestled at the foot of the Sperrin Mountains amid ancient woodland near the historic market town of Cookstown.-The Staples family:...
, and a grandson of Sir Robert Staples, 4th Baronet; his sister Alicia was the wife of Sir Robert Staples, 7th Baronet. John Staples married twice and also had thirteen children.
By his first wife Harriet, daughter of William James Conolly
William James Conolly
William James Conolly was an Irish politician.He was elected to the Irish House of Commons for Ballyshannon at a by-election in 1727. At the general election earlier that year his uncle William Conolly, the Speaker of the Irish House of Commons, had been elected for the seat, but chose to continue...
and sister of Thomas Conolly
Thomas Conolly (1738–1803)
Thomas Conolly was an Irish landowner.He was the son of William James Conolly of Castletown House, by his wife Lady Anne, daughter of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford...
of Castletown House
Castletown House
Castletown House, Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland's is a Palladian country house built in 1722 for William Conolly, the Speaker of the Irish House of Commons. It formed the centrepiece of a estate...
, his children included
- Louisa Anne, who married Thomas PakenhamThomas Pakenham (Royal Navy officer)Sir Thomas Pakenham GCB , styled The Honourable from birth to 1820, was a British naval officer and politician.Pakenham, third son of Thomas Pakenham, 1st Baron Longford , was born in 1757. He entered the Royal Navy in 1771 on board the , with Captain John MacBride, with whom he moved to the in 1773...
and whose son EdwardEdward Michael ConollyEdward Michael Conolly was an Irish Member of Parliament.He was born Edward Michael Pakenham, son of Admiral Sir Thomas Pakenham by his wife Louisa, daughter of John Staples and niece of Thomas Conolly of Castletown...
inherited Castletown, and - Henrietta Margaret, who married Richard Le Poer Trench, 2nd Earl of Clancarty.
By his second wife Henrietta, daughter of Richard Molesworth, 3rd Viscount Molesworth
Richard Molesworth, 3rd Viscount Molesworth
Field Marshal Richard Molesworth, 3rd Viscount Molesworth, PC , styled The Honourable Richard Molesworth from 1716 to 1726, was an Anglo-Irish military officer, politician and nobleman.-Military career:...
, his children included
- Sir Thomas Staples, 9th Baronet,
- Rev. John Molesworth Staples, father of Sir Nathaniel Alexander Staples, 10th Baronet,
- Frances, who married Richard PonsonbyRichard PonsonbyThe Rt. Rev. and Hon. Richard Ponsonby was an Irish clergyman who held high office in the Church of Ireland.-Life:He was born at Dublin in 1772, the third son of William Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Imokilly and Louisa Molesworth. He was educated at the University of Dublin, where he graduated...
, - Grace Louisa, who married James Butler, 1st Marquess of OrmondeJames Butler, 1st Marquess of OrmondeJames Wandesford Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormonde KP was an Irish nobleman and politician. He was the second son of John Butler, 17th Earl of Ormonde and Frances Susan Elizabeth Wandesford....
, and - Catherine, who married the Ven. Robert Alexander and was the mother of Nathaniel AlexanderNathaniel Alexander (MP)Nathaniel Alexander was an Irish politician.He was elected as Member of Parliament for County Antrim at a by-election on 14 April 1841, replacing John Bruce Richard O'Neill who had succeeded as Viscount O'Neill...
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