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Sir Richard St George, 2nd Baronet

1765 – 1851

Anglo-Irish politician and baronet

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About Sir Richard St George, 2nd Baronet

Lived 1765 – 1851 (aged 86).

Sir Richard Bligh St George, 2nd Baronet (1765 – 1851) was an Anglo-Irish politician.

Biography He was the eldest son of Sir Richard St George, 1st Baronet and Sarah Persse, daughter of Robert Persse of Roxborough House, County Galway, and in 1789 he inherited his father's baronetcy. Between 1789 and 1800 St George represented Athlone in the Irish House of Commons.

He married firstly Harriet Kelly, daughter of Mr Justice Thomas Kelly of the Court of Common Pleas (Ireland) and Frances Hickie. He married secondly Bridget Blakeney, daughter of Captain Theophilus Blakeney and Margaret Stafford. By two wives he had twelve children, including Theophilus, his eldest son and heir, and Grace, who married Charles Caulfield, briefly Bishop of Nassau and the Bahamas. He lived at Wooodsgift, County Kilkenny, which had been granted to his great-grandfather in 1666.

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Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Ireland
Also known as
Sir Richard Bligh St George, 2nd Baronet, Richard Bligh St George, Richard St George

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Who was Sir Richard St George, 2nd Baronet?

Anglo-Irish politician and baronet

When was Sir Richard St George, 2nd Baronet born?

Sir Richard St George, 2nd Baronet was born on 5 June 1765.

When did Sir Richard St George, 2nd Baronet die?

Sir Richard St George, 2nd Baronet died on 29 December 1851.

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· Wikidata: Q75343569

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