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Christopher Wandesford

1684 – 1719

2nd Viscount Castlecomer and Member of Parliament

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Lived 1684 – 1719 (aged 35). Christopher Wandesford was a politician.

Christopher Wandesford, 2nd Viscount Castlecomer (2 March 1684 – 23 June 1719) was an Irish Whig politician who sat in the Parliament of Ireland in 1707 and in the British House of Commons between 1710 and 1719.

Wandesford was the son of Christopher Wandesford, 1st Viscount Castlecomer. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin in 1702.

Wandesford served as the Member of Parliament for St Canice in the Parliament of Ireland between July and September 1707. He also succeeded to his father's titles on 15 September 1707. On 25 April 1710 he was made a member of the Privy Council of Ireland and was Governor of Kilkenny from 1715.

At the 1710 British general election, Wandesford was returned to Parliament as MP for Morpeth but lost the seat in 1713. He was a member of the Hanover Club. At the 1715 general election he was returned as MP for Ripon and sat until his death in 1719. He was Secretary at War in 1718.

Castlecomer married Hon. Frances Pelham, daughter of Thomas Pelham, 1st Baron Pelham and Lady Grace Holles, on 31 May 1715. He died aged 35 and was succeeded by his only child, Christopher.

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Birth century
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Education
Trinity College, Dublin
Positions held
Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Ireland, Member of the Privy Council of Ireland, Member of the 3rd Parliament of Great Britain, Member of the 5th Parliament of Great Britain
Also known as
Christopher Wandesford, 2nd Viscount Castlecomer

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Who was Christopher Wandesford?

2nd Viscount Castlecomer and Member of Parliament

When was Christopher Wandesford born?

Christopher Wandesford was born on 2 March 1684.

When did Christopher Wandesford die?

Christopher Wandesford died on 23 June 1719.

What was Christopher Wandesford's occupation?

Christopher Wandesford was a politician.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Christopher Wandesford

· Wikidata: Q5113381

· DBpedia: Christopher Wandesford, 2nd Viscount Castlecomer

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