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James Stopford, 1st Earl of Courtown

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122: 394: 286: 277: 261: 217: 50: 30: 49:, and his wife Frances (nÊe Jones). He succeeded his father as member of parliament for County Wexford in 1721, a seat he held until 1727, and then represented 232: 42: 265: 379: 151: 89:, and his first wife and cousin Elizabeth Smyth, in 1727. He died in January 1770 and was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son, 305: 340: 251: 241: 221: 97:
politician. His second son the Hon. Edward Stopford (1732–1794) was a Lieutenant-General in the Army. Another son, the Hon
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Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Wexford constituencies
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Lady Courtown survived her husband by 18 years and died in September 1788.
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Lord Courtown married Elizabeth, daughter of the Right Reverend
73:, in the County of Wexford, also in the Peerage of Ireland. 94: 196:(1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, 361: 143:but its sources remain unclear because it lacks 53:from 1727 to 1758. In 1756, he was appointed 192:Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). 174:Learn how and when to remove this message 362: 380:Peers of Ireland created by George II 115: 20:James Stopford, 1st Earl of Courtown 13: 14: 421: 194:Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 120: 57:. In 1758, he was raised to the 22:(1700 – 12 January 1770) was an 200:Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages 1: 186: 7: 10: 426: 347: 337: 328: 323: 316: 302: 270: 258: 246: 226: 214: 207: 93:, who became a prominent 87:Bishop of Down and Connor 76: 400:High sheriffs of Wexford 278:Fethard (County Wexford) 129:This article includes a 111: 51:Fethard (County Wexford) 29:Courtown was the son of 158:more precise citations. 103:Bishop of Cork and Ross 55:High Sheriff of Wexford 47:Irish House of Commons 209:Parliament of Ireland 306:Nicholas Hume-Loftus 273:Member of Parliament 229:Member of Parliament 390:Irish MPs 1727–1760 385:Irish MPs 1715–1727 318:Peerage of Ireland 284:Served alongside: 239:Served alongside: 131:list of references 59:Peerage of Ireland 41:, who represented 410:Earls of Courtown 358: 357: 338:Succeeded by 310:Charles Tottenham 303:Succeeded by 297:Charles Tottenham 282:1727–1758 249:Caesar Colclough 247:Succeeded by 237:1721–1727 184: 183: 176: 67:Viscount Stopford 417: 331:Earl of Courtown 259:Preceded by 215:Preceded by 205: 204: 179: 172: 168: 165: 159: 154:this article by 145:inline citations 124: 123: 116: 71:Earl of Courtown 16:Irish politician 425: 424: 420: 419: 418: 416: 415: 414: 405:Stopford family 360: 359: 353: 343: 334: 312: 308: 295: 290: 287:George Houghton 283: 281: 276: 268: 266:Thomas Palliser 264: 254: 252:Nicholas Loftus 250: 242:Nicholas Loftus 238: 236: 224: 222:Nicholas Loftus 220: 189: 180: 169: 163: 160: 149: 135:related reading 125: 121: 114: 99:Thomas Stopford 79: 17: 12: 11: 5: 423: 413: 412: 407: 402: 397: 392: 387: 382: 377: 372: 356: 355: 350:Baron Courtown 345: 344: 341:James Stopford 339: 336: 327: 321: 320: 314: 313: 304: 301: 269: 262:Henry Ponsonby 260: 256: 255: 248: 245: 233:County Wexford 225: 218:James Stopford 216: 212: 211: 203: 202: 197: 188: 185: 182: 181: 139:external links 128: 126: 119: 113: 110: 78: 75: 63:Baron Courtown 43:County Wexford 39:County Wexford 31:James Stopford 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 422: 411: 408: 406: 403: 401: 398: 396: 393: 391: 388: 386: 383: 381: 378: 376: 373: 371: 368: 367: 365: 352: 351: 346: 342: 333: 332: 326: 322: 319: 315: 311: 307: 300: 298: 293: 288: 280: 279: 274: 267: 263: 257: 253: 244: 243: 235: 234: 230: 223: 219: 213: 210: 206: 201: 198: 195: 191: 190: 178: 175: 167: 164:November 2018 157: 153: 147: 146: 140: 136: 132: 127: 118: 117: 109: 106: 104: 100: 96: 92: 88: 84: 74: 72: 68: 64: 60: 56: 52: 48: 44: 40: 36: 32: 27: 25: 21: 348: 329: 325:New creation 324: 292:Philip Doyne 285: 271: 240: 227: 193: 170: 161: 150:Please help 142: 107: 83:Edward Smyth 80: 70: 66: 62: 28: 26:politician. 19: 18: 375:1770 deaths 370:1700 births 156:introducing 364:Categories 354:1758–1770 335:1762–1770 294:1733–1755 289:1727–1733 187:References 299:1755–1758 101:, became 35:Courtown 152:improve 45:in the 77:Family 137:, or 112:Notes 91:James 33:, of 24:Irish 275:for 231:for 95:Tory 69:and 61:as 366:: 141:, 133:, 105:. 85:, 37:, 177:) 171:( 166:) 162:( 148:.

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James Stopford
Courtown
County Wexford
County Wexford
Irish House of Commons
Fethard (County Wexford)
High Sheriff of Wexford
Peerage of Ireland
Edward Smyth
Bishop of Down and Connor
James
Tory
Thomas Stopford
Bishop of Cork and Ross
list of references
related reading
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Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
Parliament of Ireland
James Stopford
Nicholas Loftus
Member of Parliament
County Wexford
Nicholas Loftus
Nicholas Loftus

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