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 1640 - 1711 (70 years)
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| Name |
Richard Jones |
| Suffix |
1st Earl Ranelagh |
| Birth |
8 Feb 1640 |
| Christening |
11 Feb 1640 |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
5 Jan 1711 |
| Notes |
- http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/WILLOUGHBY2.htm#Elizabeth%20WILLOUGHBY%20(C.%20Ranelagh)
http://www.thepeerage.com/p1654.htm#i16534
Richard Jones, 1st and last Earl of Ranelagh was educated in 1656 at «u»Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England «/u».«sup»1«/sup» He held the office of Governor of Roscommon Castle in 1661.«sup»1«/sup» He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Roscommon between 1661 and 1666.«sup»1«/sup» He was invested as a Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.) in 1663.«sup»1«/sup» He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] in 1668.«sup»1«/sup» He held the office of Chancellor of the Exchequer [Ireland] between 1668 and 1674.«sup»1«/sup» He succeeded to the title of «i»3rd Baron Jones of Navan, co. Neath [I., 1628]«/i» on 7 January 1669/70.«sup»1«/sup» He succeeded to the title of «i»3rd Viscount Ranelagh [I., 1628]«/i» on 7 January 1669/70.«sup»1«/sup» He was created «i»1st Earl of Ranelagh [Ireland]«/i» on 11 December 1677.«sup»1«/sup» He held the office of Gentleman of the Bedchamber in 1679.«sup»1«/sup» He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Plymouth between 1685 and 1687.«sup»1«/sup» He held the office of Paymaster-General between 1685 and 1702.«sup»1«/sup» He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Newtown between 1689 and 1695.«sup»1«/sup» He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1691/92.«sup»1«/sup» He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Chichester between 1695 and 1698.«sup»1«/sup» He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Marlborough between 1698 and 1700.«sup»1«/sup» He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for West Looe between 1701 and 1703.«sup»1«/sup» In February 1702/3 he was convicted of mis-appropriating £72,000 as Paymaster-General.«sup»1«/sup» He was Governor of Queen Anne's Bounty in 1704.«sup»1«/sup» On his death his earldom became extinct, and his other titles were dormant until 1759.«sup»1«/sup»
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| Person ID |
I57062 |
Glenn Cook Family |
| Last Modified |
24 Jan 2009 |
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