William Ruxton (1697–1751)
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William Ruxton was an Irish landowner and MP from Ardee
in County Louth
.
He sat in the Irish House of Commons
as Member for Ardee
from 1748 to his death; the other representative of the borough was Robert Parkinson
.
In 1718 he had married Mary Gibbons of Mountainstown, co. Meath
; their son John Ruxton
was elected for Ardee in his father's place. Another son Charles Ruxton
also later sat for the constituency and married Parkinson's daughter.
William Ruxton's youngest daughter, Anne, married Arthur Wolfe
and was created Baroness Kilwarden in her own right on 30 September 1795.
Ardee
Ardee is a town and townland in County Louth, Ireland. It is located at the intersection of the N2, N52, and N33 roads. Ardee is on the banks of the River Dee and is approximately 20 km from Dundalk, Drogheda, Slane and Carrickmacross...
in County Louth
County Louth
County Louth is a county of Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Louth. Louth County Council is the local authority for the county...
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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 Member for Ardee
Ardee (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Ardee was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1378 to 1801.-History:Ardee in County Louth was enfranchised as a borough constituency in 1378...
from 1748 to his death; the other representative of the borough was Robert Parkinson
Robert Parkinson
Robert Parkinson was an Irish Member of Parliament.Called to the Irish Bar in 1720, he was elected to the Irish House of Commons for the borough of Ardee in November 1727, sitting until 1760....
.
In 1718 he had married Mary Gibbons of Mountainstown, co. Meath
County Meath
County Meath is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Mide . Meath County Council is the local authority for the county...
; their son John Ruxton
John Ruxton (1721–1785)
John William Ruxton was an Irish landowner and Member of Parliament.The son of William Ruxton of Ardee in County Louth, he married Laetitia Fitzherbert, eventual heiress of Shercock in County Cavan and Blackcastle in County Meath....
was elected for Ardee in his father's place. Another son Charles Ruxton
Charles Ruxton
Charles Ruxton was an Irish MP and landowner in Ardee, County Louth.A younger son of William Ruxton, he and his elder brother John Ruxton represented Ardee in the Irish House of Commons....
also later sat for the constituency and married Parkinson's daughter.
William Ruxton's youngest daughter, Anne, married Arthur Wolfe
Arthur Wolfe, 1st Viscount Kilwarden
Arthur Wolfe, 1st Viscount Kilwarden KC was an Irish peer, politician and judge.Wolfe was born at , near Naas, being the fifth son of John Wolfe and his wife Mary Philpot. Wolfe was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and was called to the Irish Bar in 1766...
and was created Baroness Kilwarden in her own right on 30 September 1795.