Background

A member of the Beresford family headed by the Marquess of Waterford

Marquess of Waterford

Marquess of Waterford is a title in the Peerage of Ireland and the premier marquessate in that peerage. It was created in 1789 for George Beresford, 2nd Earl of Tyrone.-Family history:...

, he was the eldest son of John Beresford. George Beresford

George Beresford (clergyman)

The Right Reverend George de la Poer Beresford , was an Irish clergyman.A member of the Beresford family headed by the Marquess of Waterford, Beresford was the son of John Beresford, younger son of Marcus Beresford, 1st Earl of Tyrone...

 and John Claudius Beresford

John Claudius Beresford

John Claudius Beresford was a Tory UK Member of Parliament representing Dublin City 1801–1804 and County Waterford 1806–1811.-Early life:...

 were his younger brothers.

Political career

Beresford was returned to 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 Dungarvan

Dungarvan (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Dungarvan was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Dungarvan was represented with two members.-1689–1801:...

 in 1783, a seat he held until his death fourteen years later.

Family

Beresford married Frances Arabella, daughter of Joseph Leeson, 1st Earl of Milltown

Joseph Leeson, 1st Earl of Milltown

Joseph Leeson, 1st Earl of Milltown was an Irish peer and politician.-Background:He was the son of Joseph Leeson, who was a brewer in Dublin, and Mary Brice, daughter of Alderman Andrew Brice, Sheriff of Dublin...

, in 1791. They had three children:

• Lt John Theophilus Beresford (1792 – 19 January 1812), mortally wounded by the explosion of a magazine at the Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo
• Elizabeth Beresford (d. 7 December 1856), married Felix Ladbroke
  Felix Ladbroke
  Felix Calvert Ladbroke was an English amateur cricketer who made 29 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1804 to 1826.-Career:...
  
  
• William Beresford
  William Beresford
  William Beresford was a British Conservative politician.-Background:He was the only son of Marcus Beresford and his wife Frances Arabella, daughter of Joseph Leeson, 1st Earl of Milltown. Beresford was educated at St Mary Hall, Oxford, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1819 and a...
  
   (1797–1883) was a Conservative
  Conservative Party (UK)
  The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
  
  politician and government minister.

He died in November 1797, aged 33. His wife survived him by over 40 years and died in May 1840.