Sir Edward O'Brien, 2nd Baronet
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Sir Edward O'Brien, 2nd Baronet (7 April 1705 – 26 November 1765) was an Irish politician and baronet.
Life
Born in England in 1705, he was the eldest surviving child of
He entered the Irish House of Commons in 1727, sitting for County Clare, the same constituency his grandfather had also represented, until his death in 1765.[2]
Edward lived extravagantly and gambled heavily on horse races, destroying the wealth which his grandfather had so carefully built.
Issue
He married Mary Hickman in 1726 and together they had eight children:[5]
- Sir Lucius O'Brien, 3rd Baronet.
- Donough O'Brien, married Mary, daughter of Richard Henn of Paradise, County Clare. Progenitor of Canadian branch of the family.
- Captain Edward O'Brien, married Charlotte, daughter of Thomas Hickman of Brickhill, County Clare and died in 1787.
- Henrietta, died unmarried.
- Anne, married Richard Dawson of Atherdee, brother of the 1st Viscount Cremorne.
- Mary, who married John Quin of Rossbrien and died in 1782.
- Catherine, who married Charles MacDonnell of New Hall (Killone).
- Lucy O'Brien, married Thomas Arthur of Glanmore in 1766.
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References
- ^ Historical memoir of the O'Briens : The Origin and History of the O'Brien Clan, by John O'Donoghue A.M, Barrister-at-Law, First Published in 1860 (Martin Breen 2002) Illustrations section, page 256
- ^ "Leigh Rayment – Irish House of Commons 1692-1800". Archived from the original on 7 June 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ These My Friends and Forebears: The O'Briens of Dromoland, Grania O'Brien, Balinakella Press, 1991
- ^ O'Brien, Donough (1949). History of the O'Briens from Brian Boroimhe, AD. 1000 to AD. 1945. Batsford. p. 215. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ Donough O'Brien (1949). "History of the O'Briens from Brian Boroimhe, AD. 1000 to AD. 1945". Batsford. pp. 217–219.
Further reading
- Wilson, Rachel, Elite Women in Ascendancy Ireland, 1690-1745: Imitation and Innovation (Boydell and Brewer, Woodbridge, 2015). ISBN 978-1783270392
Welcome to the O'Brien Clan – Sir Conor O'Brien Historical Memoir of The O'Brien's by John O'Donoghue published 1860