Sir Richard Heron, 1st Baronet
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Sir Richard Heron, 1st Baronet (1726 – 18 January 1805) was a politician in the Kingdom of Ireland
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He was the youngest son of Robert Heron of Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire. He was admitted to Lincoln's Inn in 1748, made a
Commissioner of Bankruptcy in 1751 and a Remembrancer in the Exchequer in 1754.
He sat in the Irish House of Commons
as a Member of Parliament
(MP) for Lisburn
from 1777 to 1783, and served as Chief Secretary for Ireland
from 1776 to 1780. He was sworn of the Privy Council of Ireland
on 25 January 1777.
He was made a Baronet
in 1778, of Newark upon Trent.
He died in 1805 at his home in London. He had married Jane, widow of Stephen Thompson, daughter and coheir of Abraham Hall. He had no children and thus the baronetcy and his estates in Lincolnshire passed to his nephew Sir Robert Heron, 2nd Baronet
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Kingdom of Ireland
The Kingdom of Ireland refers to the country of Ireland in the period between the proclamation of Henry VIII as King of Ireland by the Crown of Ireland Act 1542 and the Act of Union in 1800. It replaced the Lordship of Ireland, which had been created in 1171...
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He was the youngest son of Robert Heron of Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire. He was admitted to Lincoln's Inn in 1748, made a
Commissioner of Bankruptcy in 1751 and a Remembrancer in the Exchequer in 1754.
He sat 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...
as a Member of Parliament
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,...
(MP) for Lisburn
Lisburn (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Lisburn was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-1692–1801:...
from 1777 to 1783, and served as Chief Secretary for Ireland
Chief Secretary for Ireland
The Chief Secretary for Ireland was a key political office in the British administration in Ireland. Nominally subordinate to the Lord Lieutenant, from the late 18th century until the end of British rule he was effectively the government minister with responsibility for governing Ireland; usually...
from 1776 to 1780. He was sworn of the Privy Council of Ireland
Privy Council of Ireland
The Privy Council of Ireland was an institution of the Kingdom of Ireland until 31 December 1800 and of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1801-1922...
on 25 January 1777.
He was made a Baronet
Heron Baronets
There have been two Baronetcies created for descendants of the ancient 12th century family of Heron of Ford Castle, Northumberland.The Heron Baronetcy, of Chipchase, was created on 20 November 1662 in the Baronetage of England by Charles II for Cuthbert Heron of Chipchase Castle, Northumberland in...
in 1778, of Newark upon Trent.
He died in 1805 at his home in London. He had married Jane, widow of Stephen Thompson, daughter and coheir of Abraham Hall. He had no children and thus the baronetcy and his estates in Lincolnshire passed to his nephew Sir Robert Heron, 2nd Baronet
Sir Robert Heron, 2nd Baronet
Sir Robert Heron, 2nd Baronet was a British Whig politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1812 to 1847, with a break in 1818–1819.-Early life:...
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