About John McCausland
Lived 1735 – 1804 (aged 69). John McCausland was a politician and parliament of Ireland.
John McCausland (1735 – November 1804) was an Irish Member of Parliament.
Early years He was born in Strabane on 14 May 1735 to Oliver McCausland and Anne Jane Hamilton of Strabane.
Parliament McCausland represented County Donegal in the Parliament of Ireland from 1768 to 1776.
Family life He had married Elizabet Span, daughter of William Span in Ballmacove on 29 January 1757. They had 3 children: Oliver (born 6 November 1767), William (born 1759) and Catherine (born 1761). His daughter Catherine married William Plunket, 1st Baron Plunket, the crown prosecutor at the trial of Robert Emmet, and later Lord Chancellor of Ireland.
Death He died in November 1804, aged 69.
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Irish politician
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John McCausland was born on 14 May 1735 in Strabane.
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John McCausland died on 1 November 1804 in Cork.
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John McCausland was a politician and parliament of Ireland.
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