Robert Cuninghame, 1st Baron Rossmore
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Robert Cuninghame, 1st Baron Rossmore PC (Ire)
(18 April 1726 – 6 August 1801) was an Irish
British Army
officer and politician.
in 1746 with the 14th Foot. He later served as Commander-in-Chief of Ireland from 1793 to 1796.
Cuninghame sat as a Member of the Irish House of Commons
for Tulsk
from 1751 to 1761, for Armagh Borough
from 1761 to 1768 and for Monaghan Borough
from 1768 to 1796. Between 1788 and 1789 he represented East Grinstead
in the British House of Commons
.
Lord Rossmore later sat as an Irish Representative Peer
in the House of Lords
from January 1801 until his death in August 1801. He was childless and was succeeded in the barony according to the special remainder by his wife's nephew Warner William Westenra, 2nd Baron Rossmore. Lady Rossmore died in 1824.
Cuninghame married Elizabeth Murray, second daughter and co-heiress of Colonel John Murray, in 1754. He was admitted to the Irish Privy Council in 1782 and in 1796 he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland
as Baron Rossmore, of Monaghan in the County of Monaghan, with remainder to his wife's nephews Henry Alexander Jones (the son of Theophilus Jones and Anne Murray, eldest sister of Elizabeth; Henry Alexander Jones died childless before his uncle Lord Rossmore) and Warner William Westenra and Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Westenra, sons of Henry Westenra and Harriet Murray, youngest sister of Elizabeth.
General
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Robert Cuninghame, 1st Baron Rossmore PC (Ire)
Privy Council of Ireland
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(18 April 1726 – 6 August 1801) was an Irish
Ireland
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British Army
British Army
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officer and politician.
Military career
Cuninghame was the son of Colonel David Cuninghame, and his wife Margaret Callander of Craigforth. He was a General in the Army who fought at an early age at the Battle of CullodenBattle of Culloden
The Battle of Culloden was the final confrontation of the 1745 Jacobite Rising. Taking place on 16 April 1746, the battle pitted the Jacobite forces of Charles Edward Stuart against an army commanded by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, loyal to the British government...
in 1746 with the 14th Foot. He later served as Commander-in-Chief of Ireland from 1793 to 1796.
Cuninghame sat as a Member of 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 Tulsk
Tulsk (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Tulsk was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1611 to 1800.-1692–1801:...
from 1751 to 1761, for Armagh Borough
Armagh Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Armagh Borough was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1613 to 1800.-History:This constituency was the borough of Armagh in County Armagh....
from 1761 to 1768 and for Monaghan Borough
Monaghan Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Monaghan Borough was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800. Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.-1692–1801:...
from 1768 to 1796. Between 1788 and 1789 he represented East Grinstead
East Grinstead (UK Parliament constituency)
East Grinstead was a parliamentary constituency in the Kingdom of England, the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. It first existed as a Parliamentary borough from 1307, returning two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons elected by the bloc vote system...
in the British House of Commons
British House of Commons
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.
Lord Rossmore later sat as an Irish Representative Peer
Representative peer
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in the House of Lords
House of Lords
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from January 1801 until his death in August 1801. He was childless and was succeeded in the barony according to the special remainder by his wife's nephew Warner William Westenra, 2nd Baron Rossmore. Lady Rossmore died in 1824.
Cuninghame married Elizabeth Murray, second daughter and co-heiress of Colonel John Murray, in 1754. He was admitted to the Irish Privy Council in 1782 and in 1796 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 Rossmore, of Monaghan in the County of Monaghan, with remainder to his wife's nephews Henry Alexander Jones (the son of Theophilus Jones and Anne Murray, eldest sister of Elizabeth; Henry Alexander Jones died childless before his uncle Lord Rossmore) and Warner William Westenra and Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Westenra, sons of Henry Westenra and Harriet Murray, youngest sister of Elizabeth.