Arthur Pomeroy, 1st Viscount Harberton
Arthur Pomeroy, 1st Viscount Harberton (16 January 1723 – 9/11 April 1798) was an Anglo-Irish politician.
He sat in the Irish House of Commons as the Member of Parliament for County Kildare from 1761 until he was raised to the Irish House of Lords as Baron Harberton in the Peerage of Ireland on 10 October 1783. He was further created Viscount Harberton on 5 July 1791.
His youngest daughter, Mary, married Sir John Craven Carden, 1st Baronet of Templemore, County Tipperary.[1] He was an ancestor of General George Colley (1835–81).
References
- ↑ The gentleman's magazine, and historical chronicle, Volume 79, Part 1, pg 130.
- http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/irelandcommons.htm
- http://www.leighrayment.com/peers/peersH1.htm
| Parliament of Ireland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Kildare Borrowes, Bt Maurice Keating |
Member of Parliament for County Kildare 1761–1783 With: Sir Kildare Borrowes, Bt (1761-1776) Lord Charles FitzGerald (1776-1783) |
Succeeded by Lord Charles FitzGerald John Wolfe |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| New creation | Viscount Harberton 1791–1798 |
Succeeded by Henry Pomeroy |
| New creation | Baron Harberton 1783–1798 | |
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