John Ormsby Vandeleur (Ennis MP)

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John Ormsby Vandeleur (1765 – 28 November 1828)

House of Commons of Ireland from 1790 to 1800, and then in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
from 1801 to 1802.

Early life and family

He was the eldest son of

Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas and his second wife Dorothy Evans.[3]

Vandeleur was educated at

called to the bar in Ireland in 1790. In 1800 he married Lady Frances Moore, daughter of Charles Moore, 1st Marquess of Drogheda and Lady Anne Seymour-Conway. They had two sons and two daughters.[3]

The Vandeleur family was of Dutch origin. They were initially based at Ralahine in

Irish rebellion of 1641, and their holdings were confirmed by Charles II. They arrived in Kilrush in 1688, and prospered.[4]

In 1794 John succeeded to his father's extensive estates, which by the mid-19th century included almost 20,000 acres in county Clare. Much of the estate was in the

tenants in the 1880s.[4]

Political career

Vandeleur was elected in 1790 as a member of parliament (MP) for the borough of

pocket borough of Ennis until the Parliament of Ireland was abolished by the Act of Union in 1800.[3] He won the ballot to be co-opted to the Westminster Parliament for Ennis,[3] and in January 1801 he was sworn of the Privy Council of Ireland.[3]

In return for supporting the government in 1799 and voting for the Union,[4] Vandeleur was appointed in 1766 as a Commissioner of Revenue, a post worth £1,000 a year[3] (equivalent to £124100 in 2024[6]). He was a Commissioner of Excise for Ireland from 1802 to 1806, and of Customs from 1806 to 1822.[3]

Death

Vandeleur died on 28 November 1828 at the home of his brother Thomas Burton Vandeleur, a High Court judge. He was succeeded in his estates by his oldest son Crofton Moore Vandeleur (1809–1881), who served as MP for Clare from 1859 to 1874.

References

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commons. Cites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.
  2. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 2)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Aspinall, Arthur (1986). R. Thorne (ed.). "VANDELEUR, John Ormsby (1765–1828), of Kilrush, co. Clare". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790–1820. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d Scanlan, Senan. "Vandeleurs of Kilrush County Clare". Clare County Library. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  5. ^
    NUI Galway. Archived from the original
    on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  6. ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.

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