Brockhill Taylor was a member of Parliament for Cavan Borough

Cavan Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Cavan Borough was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1611 to 1800.Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.-Boundaries and Boundary Changes:...

 from 1634 to 1635 in the Irish House of Commons

Irish House of Commons

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In 1609

1609 in Ireland

-Events:* John Taylor is granted 1,500 acres of arable land in Ballyhaise, County Cavan.* Kilkenny was granted a royal charter in 1609 by James I of England.-Births:*William Tirry, martyred Roman Catholic priest, executed ....

 his father, John Taylor from Cambridge, had received the patantee

Land patent

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 of Ballyhaise

Ballyhaise

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, namely 1500 acres (6.1 km²) of arable land in Barony of Loughtee. The new landowners replaced the existing Irish cultivators with peasant farmers from England

England

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 and Scotland

Scotland

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. They were also barred from selling their lands to any Irishman

He was grandfather of Richard Pockrich

Richard Pockrich (MP)

Richard Pockrich was an Irish landowner, military commander and Member of Parliament.-Career:He raised and commanded an independent company during the Williamite wars and was wounded at the siege of Athlone in 1690. He represented Monaghan Borough in the Irish House of Commons from 1713 to 1714....

 (MP for Monaghan County

Monaghan Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Monaghan Borough was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800. Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.-1692–1801:...

) (1713.-1714)

He was grandfather of Colonel Brockhill Newburgh

Brockhill Newburgh

Colonel Brockhill Newburgh was an Irish politician.He was the grandson of Brockhill Taylor, who had represented Cavan Borough in the Irish House of Commons. From 1715 until 1727, Newburgh sat as Member of Parliament for Cavan County.He was chairman of the Linen Board...

 (MP for Cavan County 1715-1727).