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Robert Rochfort (1743–1797)

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Robert Molesworth Rochfort (12 December 1743 – 17 October 1797) was an Anglo-Irish politician.

Rochfort was the third son of Robert Rochfort, 1st Earl of Belvedere and Hon. Mary Molesworth, daughter of Richard Molesworth, 3rd Viscount Molesworth.[1] In 1776 he was elected to the Irish House of Commons as a Member of Parliament for County Westmeath.[2] He held the seat until his death in 1797.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Kimber, Edward (1784). The New Peerage (PDF). London: W. Owen. p. 104.
  2. ^ a b Johnston-Liik, E.M. (2006). MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800. Newtownards: Ulster Historical Foundation. p. 119. ISBN 1903688604.
Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by Member of Parliament for County Westmeath
1776–1797
With: Sir Benjamin Chapman, Bt (1776–1783)
Richard Malone (1783–1784)
William Smyth (1784–1797)
Succeeded by