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Warner Westenra, 2nd Baron Rossmore

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The Lord Rossmore
Member of the Dublin Parliament
for County Monaghan
In office
August 1800 – December 1800
Serving with Richard Dawson
Preceded by
Succeeded byParliament of the United Kingdom
Member of Parliament
for County Monaghan
In office
1801–1801
Serving with Richard Dawson
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded by
Personal details
Born
Warner William Westenra

(1765-10-14)14 October 1765
Died10 August 1842(1842-08-10) (aged 76)
Rossmore Park, County Monaghan, Ireland
ChildrenHenry Westenra, 3rd Baron Rossmore

Warner William Westenra, 2nd Baron Rossmore (14 October 1765 – 10 August 1842), was an Anglo-Irish landowner and politician.

Background and education

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Westenra was the son of Henry Westenra, Member of Parliament for County Monaghan, by Harriet Murray, daughter of Colonel John Murray, also Member of Parliament for County Monaghan. He was educated at Trinity College Dublin.[1]

Public life

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Westenra was returned to the Irish House of Commons for County Monaghan in August 1800, a seat he held until December of that year, when the Irish Parliament was abolished.[1][2] He then represented the newly created constituency County Monaghan in the British Parliament until 1801,[1][3] when he succeeded his maternal aunt's husband General Robert Cuninghame, 1st Baron Rossmore, as 2nd Baron Rossmore according to a special remainder in the letters patent. This was an Irish peerage and did not entitle him to an automatic seat in the House of Lords, although he was forced to resign from his seat in the House of Commons as Irish peers were not allowed to represent Irish constituencies in Parliament. In 1805 he became Custos Rotulorum of County Monaghan, and in 1831 he became the first Lord-Lieutenant of County Monaghan. He held both posts until his death.[1] In 1838 he was created Baron Rossmore, of the County of Monaghan, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom,[4] which gave him a seat in the House of Lords.

Family

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Lord Rossmore married firstly Mary Ann Walsh, daughter of Charles Walsh, of Walsh Park, County Tipperary and Sarah Simpson, in 1791, and had three sons:

Their third son, John, represented King's County in Parliament. Lady Rossmore died in August 1807 and Lord Rossmore married secondly Lady Augusta Charteris, daughter of Francis Charteris, Lord Elcho, in 1819. There were no children from this marriage. She died in July 1840. Lord Rossmore died at Rossmore Park, County Monaghan, in August 1842, aged 76, and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son, Henry.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e thepeerage.com Warner William Westenra, 1st/2nd Baron Rossmore of Monaghan
  2. ^ leighrayment.com Irish House of Commons, 1692–1800[usurped]
  3. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 3)
  4. ^ "No. 19629". The London Gazette. 26 June 1838. p. 1445.
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Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by Member of Parliament for County Monaghan
August–December 1800
With: Richard Dawson
Succeeded by
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
New constituency Member of Parliament for County Monaghan
1801
With: Richard Dawson
Succeeded by
Honorary titles
New office Lord-Lieutenant of County Monaghan
1831–1836
Succeeded by
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by Baron Rossmore
1824–1842
Succeeded by
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baron Rossmore
1838–1842
Succeeded by