John Sullivan

John Sullivan PC (7 April 1749 – 31 October 1839), of Richings Park, Buckinghamshire, was an English Member of Parliament who served as Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies.

Early life Sullivan was born on 7 April 1749. He was the second son of Benjamin Sullivan of Dromeragh, County Cork, and Bridget Limric. His elder brother Sir Benjamin Sullivan was appointed a Judge in Madras, India in 1801. His younger brother was Sir Richard Sullivan, 1st Baronet, MP for New Romney. His father served as Clerk of the Crown for County Cork and County Waterford.

He lived at Richings Park, Buckinghamshire and was High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire from 1797 to 1798. He was also a trustee of the Westminster Life Assurance Office in 1805, and the British Fire Office in 1811. Together, they were the parents of three sons and five daughters, including:

Albinia Sullivan (–1827), who married Capt. John James Stuart, son of Lt.-Gen. Hon. Sir Charles Stuart and Louisa Bertie (a daughter of Lord Vere Bertie), in 1807. After his death, she married the Rev. Marmaduke Thompson in 1825. Harriet Margaret Sullivan (1795–1873), who married Vice-Adm. Sir George Tyler, son of Adm. Sir Charles Tyler and Margaret Leach, in 1819. Maria Sullivan (1796–1885), who married the Rt. Rev. Henry Pepys, son of Sir William Pepys, 1st Baronet and Elizabeth Dowdeswell, in 1824. John Augustus Sullivan (1798–1871), who married Jane Tyler, daughter of Adm. Sir Charles Tyler and Margaret Leach, in 1826. Georgina Vere Sullivan (1804–1879), who married banker Robert Gosling of Botleys House, Chertsey.

Sullivan died on 31 October 1839.

Descendants Through his daughter Albinia, he was a grandfather of Gen. Charles Stuart, MP for Buteshire.