Thursday, June 13, 2019

Richard Magenis (died 1807)

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Captain '''Richard Magenis''' (1710–1807) was an Anglo-Irish politician who sat in the [[Irish House of Commons|House of Commons]] in the [[Parliament of Ireland]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

Magenis, whose name is also spelt [[Magennis]] of Maginnis, was Anglo-Irish gentry. He represented [[Bangor (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Bangor]] from 1783–90, [[Fore (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Fore]] (1794–98), and then [[Carlingford (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Carlingford]] from 1798 until 1801, when it was dissolved upon the [[Acts of Union 1800|Union of Great Britain and Ireland]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

Magenis was the son of Richard Magenis of Dublin and Alicia Caddell, daughter of William Caddell of [[Downpatrick]], [[County Down]]. He was the elder brother of Very Rev. [[William Magenis]]. He married Elizabeth Berkeley, daughter of Col. William Berkeley and sister of [[George Berkeley]], [[Bishop of Cloyne]]. He was the father of [[Richard Magenis (died 1831)|Richard Magenis]], MP for [[Enniskillen (UK Parliament constituency)|Enniskillen]], and Very Rev. William Magenis. He was the grandfather of British diplomat Sir [[Arthur Magenis]].<ref name="burke1899">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

He also served as [[High Sheriff of Down|High Sheriff of County Down]] in 1764. He died in 1807, aged 96.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

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[[Category:People from County Down]]
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