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Sir Hercules Langford, 1st Baronet

1626 – 1683

Anglo-Irish merchant and landowner

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About Sir Hercules Langford, 1st Baronet

Lived 1626 – 1683 (aged 56–57).

Sir Hercules Langford, 1st Baronet (1626 – 1683) was an Anglo-Irish baronet, merchant and landowner.

Langford was appointed High Sheriff of Antrim in 1661 and was High Sheriff of Meath in 1677. A devout Presbyterian, Langford was removed from the Commission of the Peace in Meath in the wake of Colonel Blood's plot to seize Dublin Castle. His estate was a centre of presbyterian worship, with a minister and a meeting-house supported by the family. On 19 August 1667 he was created a baronet, of Kilmackevett in the Baronetage of Ireland.

He married Mary Upton, a daughter of Henry Upton of Castle Upton, County Antrim.

Their sons were Arthur Langford and Henry Langford, both members of the Irish House of Commons, and Theophilus Langford.

One of their daughters, Mary, married Sir John Rowley and their children included Hercules Rowley.

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Born
1626
Birth century
Died
1683
Positions held
High Sheriff of Antrim
Also known as
Hercules Langford

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Who was Sir Hercules Langford, 1st Baronet?

Anglo-Irish merchant and landowner

When was Sir Hercules Langford, 1st Baronet born?

Sir Hercules Langford, 1st Baronet was born in 1626.

When did Sir Hercules Langford, 1st Baronet die?

Sir Hercules Langford, 1st Baronet died in 1683.

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· Wikipedia: Sir Hercules Langford, 1st Baronet

· Wikidata: Q75656607

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