George Augustus Chichester, 2nd Marquess of Donegall, KP, PC (Ire)

Privy Council of Ireland

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 (14 August 1769 – 5 October 1844), styled Viscount Chichester until 1799, was an Irish nobleman and politician.

He was born at St James's, Westminster

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, and served for less than a year as representative in the Irish House of Commons

Irish House of Commons

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 for Carrickfergus

Carrickfergus (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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 before succeeding his father as second Marquess of Donegall

Marquess of Donegall

Marquess of Donegall is a title in the Peerage of Ireland held by the head of the Chichester family, originally from Devon, England. Sir John Chichester sat as a Member of Parliament and was High Sheriff of Devon in 1557. One of his sons, Sir Arthur Chichester, was Lord Deputy of Ireland from 1604...

 in 1799.

Chichester was admitted to the Irish Privy Council

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 in 1803 and later served as Lord Lieutenant of County Donegal from 1831 until his death. He was also made a Knight of the Order of St Patrick in 1821 on the occasion of George IV's

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 visit to Ireland

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A lifelong gambler, he died heavily in debt in 1844 at his home at Ormeau, County Antrim

County Antrim

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 (which formed the basis of the Ormeau Road

Ormeau Road

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), and was buried in St Nicholas's Church, Carrickfergus

Carrickfergus

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