Henry Colley (died 1723)
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Henry Colley was an Irish Member of Parliament
.
In 1719 he married Lady Mary Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn
; their daughter Mary later married Arthur Pomeroy, 1st Viscount Harberton
.
He represented Strabane
in the Irish House of Commons
from 1723 to his death. His father Henry Colley
and his brother Richard Wesley, 1st Baron Mornington
were also MPs.
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
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In 1719 he married Lady Mary Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn
James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn
James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn, PC was a Scottish and Irish nobleman, the son of Colonel James Hamilton and Elizabeth Colepeper....
; their daughter Mary later married Arthur Pomeroy, 1st Viscount Harberton
Arthur Pomeroy, 1st Viscount Harberton
Arthur Pomeroy, 1st Viscount Harberton was an Irish politician.He was Member of Parliament in the Irish House of Commons for County Kildare from 1761 until he was raised to the Irish House of Lords as Baron Harberton in the Peerage of Ireland on 10 October 1783. He was further created Viscount...
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He represented Strabane
Strabane (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Strabane was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-1692–1801:...
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...
from 1723 to his death. His father Henry Colley
Henry Colley (died 1700)
Henry Colley was an Irish Member of Parliament.He represented County Kildare from 1698 to 1699. His father Dudley Colley and sons by wife Mary Usher Henry Colley and Richard Wesley, 1st Baron Mornington were also MPs.He was the great-grandfather of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of...
and his brother Richard Wesley, 1st Baron Mornington
Richard Wesley, 1st Baron Mornington
Richard Colley Wesley, 1st Baron Mornington was an Irish peer, best remembered as the grandfather of the 1st Duke of Wellington.Between 1729 and 1746 he represented Trim in the Irish House of Commons...
were also MPs.