Charles Tottenham (1716–1795)
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Charles Tottenham was an Irish Member of Parliament.
He sat in the Irish House of Commons
for Fethard from 1755 to 1760, for New Ross
from 1761 to 1768, for Bannow
from 1768 to 1776, for Clonmines
from 1776 to 1790 and again for Fethard from 1790 to his death.
He was son of Charles Tottenham and younger brother of Sir John Tottenham, 1st Baronet, who married a daughter of Nicholas Loftus, 1st Viscount Loftus and was father of Charles Loftus, 1st Marquess of Ely
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Charles also married a daughter of the 1st Viscount Loftus, Anne (born 8 November 1718, died 10 November 1768). Their children included Charles Tottenham, Nicholas Loftus Tottenham and Ponsonby Tottenham, all MPs, and Elizabeth, who married Sir James Hutchinson, 2nd Baronet.
He sat in the Irish House of Commons
Irish House of Commons
The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland, that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords...
for Fethard from 1755 to 1760, for New Ross
New Ross (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
New Ross was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.-1692–1801:...
from 1761 to 1768, for Bannow
Bannow (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Bannow was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.- Boundaries and Boundary Changes :This constituency was the borough of Bannow in County Wexford.-History:...
from 1768 to 1776, for Clonmines
Clonmines (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Clonmines was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Clonmines was represented with two members.-1689–1801:...
from 1776 to 1790 and again for Fethard from 1790 to his death.
He was son of Charles Tottenham and younger brother of Sir John Tottenham, 1st Baronet, who married a daughter of Nicholas Loftus, 1st Viscount Loftus and was father of Charles Loftus, 1st Marquess of Ely
Charles Loftus, 1st Marquess of Ely
Charles Tottenham Loftus, 1st Marquess of Ely KP, PC was an Irish peer and politician.Born Charles Tottenham, he assumed the surname of Loftus in 1783, after inheriting the estates of his uncle Henry Loftus, 1st Earl of Ely. He represented Fethard in the Irish House of Commons from 1776 to 1783...
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Charles also married a daughter of the 1st Viscount Loftus, Anne (born 8 November 1718, died 10 November 1768). Their children included Charles Tottenham, Nicholas Loftus Tottenham and Ponsonby Tottenham, all MPs, and Elizabeth, who married Sir James Hutchinson, 2nd Baronet.
See Also
- Loftus HallLoftus HallLoftus Hall is a large mansion house on the Hook peninsula, County Wexford, Ireland that is said to have been haunted both by the devil and by the ghost of a young woman....