Sir Marcus Somerville, 4th Baronet
Anglo-Irish politician
Sir Marcus Somerville, 4th Baronet (1772 – 11 July 1831) was an Anglo-Irish politician.
Somerville was the son of Sir James Quaile Somerville, 3rd Baronet and Catherine Crofton. He was the Member of Parliament for County Meath in the Irish House of Commons in 1800, before sitting for its successor constituency in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom until his death in 1831.[1] He was a Whig.
In 1800, Somerville succeeded to his father's baronetcy. He married Mary Anne Meredyth, daughter of Richard Gorges-Meredyth, on 11 August 1801 and they had two sons, the eldest being William Somerville.
References
- ^ E. M. Johnston-Liik, MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800 (Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.123 (Retrieved 30 October 2022).
Parliament of Ireland | ||
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Preceded by Hon. Clotworthy Rowley Hamilton Gorges | Member of Parliament for County Meath 1800 With: Hamilton Gorges | Parliament of Ireland abolished |
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
New parliament | Member of Parliament for Meath 1800 With: Hamilton Gorges (1801–1802) Thomas Cherburgh Bligh (1802–1812) Thomas Taylour, Earl of Bective (1812–1830) Arthur Plunkett, Baron Killeen (1830–1831) | Succeeded by Arthur Plunkett, Baron Killeen Henry Grattan |
Baronetage of Ireland | ||
Preceded by James Somerville | Baronet (of Somerville) 1800–1831 | Succeeded by |