Marmaduke Coghill
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Marmaduke Coghill was a member of Parliament for Dublin University, judge of the Prerogative Court and Chancellor of the Exchequer in Ireland.
, the son of John Coghill of Knaresborough
, Yorkshire
, judge of the prerogative court and one of the masters in chancery.
He occupied a prominent place in the life of Dublin, and was remarkable for his early display of ability. At the age of 14 he entered Dublin University; at the age of 18 he graduated as a bachelor of laws; at the age of 19 he was returned to parliament; and at the age of 26 he became judge of the prerogative court.
In Parliament, from 1692 to 1713 he was a representative of the borough of Armagh
, and from 1713 to his death, in 1739, a representative of Dublin University. He was politically close to William Conolly
, speaker of the Irish House of Commons, who died in 1729. Upon Conolly's death he succeeded him as a commissioner of the revenue. Over the following years he played a prominent role in parliament, particularly on financial matters. He also built up a close relationship with John Perceval
, the British Prime Minister's chief advisor on Irish affairs. He became Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1735. He was regarded as an honest and able supporter of Irish interests. Outside parliament he was very active on boards, commissions and trusts, took a hand in the building of Dr Steevens' Hospital
and was pro-vice-chancellor of Trinity College.
He lived in Belvedere House, now in the grounds of St Patrick's College of Education (Drumcondra). He suffered from gout for a large part of his life.
From his father Coghill had inherited a lease from the Corporation of lands in Clonturk, where he erected a house which was afterwards known as Drumcondra House
. He moved into Drumcondra House and lived there with his sister until his death.
He never married. After his death his sister (Miss Mary Coghill) erected the parish church of Clonturk (now Drumcondra Church
), and placed in it a statue of her brother. He was buried in the family vault in St. Andrew's Church, Andrew St.
Life
Coghill was born in Dublin, IrelandIreland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, the son of John Coghill of Knaresborough
Knaresborough
Knaresborough is an old and historic market town, spa town and civil parish in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, located on the River Nidd, four miles east of the centre of Harrogate.-History:...
, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
, judge of the prerogative court and one of the masters in chancery.
He occupied a prominent place in the life of Dublin, and was remarkable for his early display of ability. At the age of 14 he entered Dublin University; at the age of 18 he graduated as a bachelor of laws; at the age of 19 he was returned to parliament; and at the age of 26 he became judge of the prerogative court.
In Parliament, from 1692 to 1713 he was a representative of the borough of Armagh
Armagh
Armagh is a large settlement in Northern Ireland, and the county town of County Armagh. It is a site of historical importance for both Celtic paganism and Christianity and is the seat, for both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland, of the Archbishop of Armagh...
, and from 1713 to his death, in 1739, a representative of Dublin University. He was politically close to William Conolly
William Conolly
William Conolly , also known as Speaker Conolly, was an Irish politician, Commissioner of Revenue, lawyer and landowner.-Career:...
, speaker of the Irish House of Commons, who died in 1729. Upon Conolly's death he succeeded him as a commissioner of the revenue. Over the following years he played a prominent role in parliament, particularly on financial matters. He also built up a close relationship with John Perceval
John Perceval, 1st Earl of Egmont
John Perceval, 1st Earl of Egmont PC, FRS , known as Sir John Perceval, 5t, from 1691 to 1715, as The Lord Perceval from 1715 to 1722 and as The Viscount Perceval from 1722 to 1733, was an Anglo-Irish politician....
, the British Prime Minister's chief advisor on Irish affairs. He became Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1735. He was regarded as an honest and able supporter of Irish interests. Outside parliament he was very active on boards, commissions and trusts, took a hand in the building of Dr Steevens' Hospital
Dr Steevens' Hospital
Dr Steevens' Hospital in Dublin was one of Ireland's most distinguished eighteenth-century medical establishments...
and was pro-vice-chancellor of Trinity College.
He lived in Belvedere House, now in the grounds of St Patrick's College of Education (Drumcondra). He suffered from gout for a large part of his life.
From his father Coghill had inherited a lease from the Corporation of lands in Clonturk, where he erected a house which was afterwards known as Drumcondra House
Drumcondra House
Drumcondra House in Drumcondra Dublin, is now part of All Hallows College. It was designed by the architect Sir Edward Lovett Pearce was built in 1726 for Sir Marmaduke Coghill who had lived in Belvedere House now part of St. Patrick's College of Education Drumcondra...
. He moved into Drumcondra House and lived there with his sister until his death.
He never married. After his death his sister (Miss Mary Coghill) erected the parish church of Clonturk (now Drumcondra Church
Drumcondra Church
Drumcondra Church is located in Drumcondra, Dublin. It was erected by a Miss Coghill as a memorial to her brother, Dr. Marmaduke Coghill, who died in 1738. It contains a monument to his memory. Dr...
), and placed in it a statue of her brother. He was buried in the family vault in St. Andrew's Church, Andrew St.
St. Andrew's Church, Andrew St., Dublin
St. Andrew's Church is a former Church of Ireland parish church in Andrew St., Dublin, Ireland, which now houses the Central Tourist Office.-The church:...