Beresford, John
Beresford, John (1738–1805). Irish politician. Beresford was a pillar of the Anglo-Irish ascendancy and strongly opposed to concessions to the catholics. The second son of the earl of Tyrone, he was elected to the Irish Parliament in 1760 for Waterford, which he represented until his death, first at Dublin and from 1801 at Westminster. He held office as a commissioner of revenue and from 1780 as first commissioner and was the centre of a powerful family interest. His position was threatened in 1795 by Fitzwilliam, the new lord-lieutenant, who described Beresford as ‘virtually king of Ireland’ and dismissed him. ‘An old rotten, stinking jobber’ was Fitzwilliam's private opinion to Burke. Beresford fought back and Fitzwilliam told Pitt he must choose between them. Pitt did so and Fitzwilliam was recalled. A duel between him and Beresford was averted by the dramatic intervention of a magistrate. Beresford resumed office and gave strong support to the Act of Union. His brother became archbishop of Tuam in 1794.
J. A. Cannon
More From encyclopedia.com
Irish Americans , by Brendan A. Rapple
Overview
The island of Ireland lies west of Great Britain across the Irish Sea and St. George's Channel. It is divided into two… Michael Collins , The Largest Irish Jewelry Store in the world. Quality Irish Jewelry. From Ireland. We Specialize in Irish Jewelry. Over 1000 Irish Jewelry Pieces to… Charles Stewart Parnell , The Irish nationalist leader Charles Stewart Parnell (1846-1891) made home rule for Ireland a major factor in Irish nationalism and British politics.… Irish , IRISH
1. The adjective for Ireland, its people, languages, and traditions: Irish GAELIC, the Irish language, the Irish Question, Irish whiskey. Its n… Scotch-irish , Scotch-Irish
SCOTCH-IRISH, a term referring to a migrant group of Protestant settlers from Scotland to northern Ireland in the seventeenth century an… Brogue , BROGUE. An informal, non-technical term for an Irish and sometimes a Scottish or West Country ACCENT. In the 18c, the expression to have the brogue o…
About this article
John Beresford
All Sources -
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
John Beresford