Sir Oliver St George, 1st Baronet (died October 1695/1696) was an Irish Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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The son of Sir George St George, of Carrickdrumrusk, and grandson of Richard St George

Richard St George

Sir Richard St George was a long-serving officer of arms at the College of Arms on London during the seventeenth century.The date of birth of Richard St George is unknown. In 1575 he married Elizabeth, daughter of Nicholas St John of Lydiard Tregoze, Wiltshire. He joined the College of Arms in 1602...

, Clarenceux King of Arms

Clarenceux King of Arms

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, he was created a Baronet, of Carrickdrumrusk in the county of Leitrim

County Leitrim

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, on 5 September 1660 in the Baronetage of England. King Charles II

Charles II of England

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 also made him a member of the Irish Privy Council.

Between 1692 and 1693 he represented County Galway

Galway County (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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 in the Irish House of Commons

Irish House of Commons

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He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son George St George, who was later created Baron St George

Baron St George

Baron St George was a title that was created twice in the Peerage of Ireland. The first creation came in 1715 when Sir George St George, 2nd Baronet, was made Baron St George, of Hatley Saint George in the Counties of Roscommon and Leitrim...

. Another son, Oliver St George

Oliver St George

Oliver St George was an Irish politician.The son of Sir Oliver St George, 1st Baronet, he married Mary, daughter of Thomas Knox, in 1701....

, was also appointed to the Irish Privy Council.