George Rochfort (politician)
George Rochfort (21 January 1682 – 8 July 1730) was an Anglo-Irish politician.
Biography
[edit]Rochford was the eldest son of Robert Rochfort and Hannah Handcock. On 24 January 1704, he married Lady Elizabeth Moore, daughter of Henry Hamilton-Moore, 3rd Earl of Drogheda and Mary Cole. The couple had eleven children, including Robert Rochfort, 1st Earl of Belvedere and Arthur Rochfort.
He was the Member of Parliament for County Westmeath in the Irish House of Commons between 1707 and 1714.[1] He was Chief Chamberlain of the Exchequer of Ireland and made a member of the Privy Council of Ireland. He represented County Westmeath in the Irish Parliament again between 1727 and his death in 1730.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Johnston-Liik, E.M. (2006). MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800. Newtownards: Ulster Historical Foundation. p. 118. ISBN 1903688604.