Sir William Cusack-Smith, 2nd Baronet
Sir William Cusack-Smith | |
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Member, Irish House of Commons | |
In office 1794–1801 | |
Constituency | Lanesborough Donegal Borough |
Solicitor-General for Ireland | |
In office 1800–1801 | |
Baron of the Exchequer | |
In office 1801–1836 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 23 January 1766 |
Died | 21 August 1836 |
Spouse | Hester Berry |
Children | Michael, Thomas, Frances, Mary Anne |
Sir William Cusack-Smith, 2nd Baronet FRS (23 January 1766 – 21 August 1836) was an Irish baronet, politician, and judge.
Background and education
Cusack-Smith was the only surviving son of Sir
Legal and judicial career
Cusack-Smith was called to the
He was an eccentric judge who offended
Cusack-Smith, though a devout member of the
Cusack-Smith represented
He was ill for some months before his death, but had appeared to recover. His death, at the family seat in Newtown, was sudden, and was generally believed to be suicide.
Family
William Cusack-Smith added his mother's surname to his own upon her death. He married Hester Fleetwood Berry (29 Jan 1762 – 4 Jun 1832), daughter of Thomas Berry of Eglish Castle, County Offaly and his wife and cousin Frances. They had four children:
- Sir Michael Cusack-Smith, 3rd Baronet (1793–1859)
- Thomas Cusack-Smith, who followed in his grandfather's footsteps to become Master of the Rolls in Ireland.
- Two daughters, Frances Mary Anne and Mary Anne Angelina, neither of whom married. Frances (Fanny) lived to be 94.
Many of Hester's letters to members of her family, particularly her favourite brother Robert, survive.
Publications
- The Patriot, or Political Essays, 1793.
- The Anonymous, Volume I, 1810.
- The Anonymous, Volume II, 1810.
- The Maze, a poem, 1815.
- Tracts upon the Union, 1831.
- Metaphysic Rambles, 1835.
- Ramble On; or dialogue the second between Warner Search, and Peter Peeradeal, 1835.
- Another stroll, being the third, of W.C.S. and his alter idem friend P.P., 1836
- The Goblins of Neapolis, 1836.
Arms
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References
- ^ a b c Ball, F. Elrington " The Judges in Ireland 1221–1921 " John Murray, London, 1926
- ^ "Library and Archive Catalogue". Royal Society. Retrieved 26 December 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Annual Register, 1836. 1837.
- ^ Ireland and its rulers: since 1829, part the second. TC Newby. 1844.
- ^ "Grants and Confirmations of Arms, Vol. C". National Library of Ireland. p. 106. Retrieved 24 June 2022.Burke's Peerage. 1915. p. 1847.