Richard Trench (politician)
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Richard Trench was an Irish
politician and the ancestor of the Earls of Clancarty
.
He was the second son of Frederick Trench
and his wife Elizabeth Eyre, daughter of John Eyre. Trench represented Banagher
in the Irish House of Commons
from 1735 to 1671. Subsequently he sat for Galway County
, the same constituency his father had represented before, until his death in 1768. He served as colonel of Militia Dragoons of County Galway.
On 13 March 1732, Trench married Frances Power, only daughter of David Power. They had five daughter and six sons. Trench was buried at Ballinasloe. His third and eldest surviving son William
was raised to the Peerage of Ireland
.
In 1757 he applied for and received letters patent for the right to hold annual fairs in Ballinasloe on May 17 and July 13. While Ballinasloe is now famous for its Great October Fair only, in the past the town also hosted fairs in the other months of the year, the May Fair and the July Wool Fair being the most important of these.
Ireland
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politician and the ancestor of the Earls of Clancarty
Earl of Clancarty
Earl of Clancarty, in the Irish counties of Cork and of Galway, is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of Ireland.-First creation: MacCarty family of Muskerry:...
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He was the second son of Frederick Trench
Frederick Trench (politician)
Frederick Richard Trench was an Irish politician.He was the eldest son of Frederick Trench and his wife Elizabeth Warburton, daughter of Richard Warburton, a Member of Parliament for Ballyshannon. Trench was appointed High Sheriff of County Galway in 1703 and colonel of the Galway Militia...
and his wife Elizabeth Eyre, daughter of John Eyre. Trench represented Banagher
Banagher (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Banagher was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-History:Banagher had two members in the 1689 Patriot Parliament summoned by King James II.-1689–1801:...
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 1735 to 1671. Subsequently he sat for Galway County
Galway County (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Galway County was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Galway County was represented with two members. Following the Act of Union 1800 the constituency became Galway County .-Members of...
, the same constituency his father had represented before, until his death in 1768. He served as colonel of Militia Dragoons of County Galway.
On 13 March 1732, Trench married Frances Power, only daughter of David Power. They had five daughter and six sons. Trench was buried at Ballinasloe. His third and eldest surviving son William
William Trench, 1st Earl of Clancarty
William Power Keating Trench, 1st Earl of Clancarty was an Irish aristocrat and politician and later United Kingdom statesman at the time of the Act of Union...
was raised to the Peerage of Ireland
Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those titles of nobility created by the English and later British monarchs of Ireland in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl,...
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In 1757 he applied for and received letters patent for the right to hold annual fairs in Ballinasloe on May 17 and July 13. While Ballinasloe is now famous for its Great October Fair only, in the past the town also hosted fairs in the other months of the year, the May Fair and the July Wool Fair being the most important of these.