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John Gustavus Crosbie

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85:. Crosbie had taken exception to certain remarks made by Denny during the recent by-election, which he regarded as a breach of Denny's avowed position of neutrality between the various candidates, and issued a challenge. At the duel, he took careful aim and shot Sir Barry through the head. As was the accepted practice at the time among members of the aristocracy, killing was treated as an affair of honour, although in law it was premeditated 283: 54:
and Jane Denny. John Gustavus married his distant cousin Catherine Blennerhasset, daughter of William Blennerhassett and Catherine Johnson, in 1796; they had no children. After his death she remarried George Rowan.
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him, in revenge for his killing of Sir Barry. Whether the rumour was true or false, the killing undoubtedly led to a bitter feud between the two families, which lasted for generations.
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His sudden death three years later, after falling from his horse, was considered to be suspicious, and there is a local tradition that the Denny family
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In October 1794 he caused a notable scandal by killing the sitting MP for the Kerry constituency, Sir Barry Denny, 2nd Baronet, in a
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Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Kerry constituencies
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politician, mainly remembered for killing another Member of Parliament,
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MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800
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The New Annual Register of History for the Year 1794
255: 175:Geoghegan, Patrick M. "Sir Edward Denny" 89:, and no action was taken against him. 256: 78:between 1794 and his death in 1797. 13: 22:(circa 1749 – 6 July 1797) was an 14: 300: 153:Annual Register for the Year 1794 269:18th-century Anglo-Irish people 169: 158: 146: 131: 118: 106: 1: 177:Dictionary of Irish Biography 124:Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh 99: 165:Burke's Irish Family Records 126:Burke's Irish Family Records 33: 7: 10: 305: 179:Cambridge University Press 115:Robinsons London 1794 p.60 66:in 1770. He served in the 38:He lived at Tubrid House, 238: 207: 195: 188: 62:in the 22nd Foot. He was 46:. He was the only son of 68:Irish House of Commons 16:Anglo-Irish politician 190:Parliament of Ireland 137:E. M. Johnston-Liik, 64:High Sheriff of Kerry 30:, in a duel in 1794. 20:John Gustavus Crosbie 210:Member of Parliament 72:Member of Parliament 289:People from Ardfert 279:Irish MPs 1790–1797 228:Sir Barry Denny, Bt 223:Sir Barry Denny, Bt 203:John Blennerhassett 199:Sir Barry Denny, Bt 242:Maurice FitzGerald 233:Maurice FitzGerald 52:John Blennerhasset 252: 251: 239:Succeeded by 218:1794–1797 296: 196:Preceded by 186: 185: 180: 173: 167: 162: 156: 150: 144: 135: 129: 122: 116: 110: 48:Lancelot Crosbie 304: 303: 299: 298: 297: 295: 294: 293: 254: 253: 248: 244: 231: 226: 219: 217: 205: 201: 184: 183: 174: 170: 163: 159: 151: 147: 136: 132: 123: 119: 111: 107: 102: 36: 28:Sir Barry Denny 17: 12: 11: 5: 302: 292: 291: 286: 281: 276: 274:Crosbie family 271: 266: 250: 249: 240: 237: 206: 197: 193: 192: 182: 181: 168: 157: 145: 130: 117: 104: 103: 101: 98: 58:Crosbie was a 35: 32: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 301: 290: 287: 285: 282: 280: 277: 275: 272: 270: 267: 265: 262: 261: 259: 247: 246:James Crosbie 243: 236: 234: 229: 224: 216: 215: 211: 204: 200: 194: 191: 187: 178: 172: 166: 161: 154: 149: 142: 141: 134: 127: 121: 114: 109: 105: 97: 95: 90: 88: 84: 79: 77: 73: 69: 65: 61: 56: 53: 49: 45: 41: 31: 29: 25: 21: 235:(1794–1797) 221: 214:County Kerry 208: 176: 171: 164: 160: 152: 148: 139: 133: 125: 120: 112: 108: 91: 80: 76:County Kerry 57: 44:County Kerry 37: 19: 18: 264:1797 deaths 225:(1794–1794) 128:London 1976 24:Anglo-Irish 258:Categories 100:References 34:Biography 94:poisoned 70:as the 60:Colonel 40:Ardfert 230:(1794) 220:With: 87:murder 212:for 155:p.60 83:duel 74:for 260:: 42:,

Index

Anglo-Irish
Sir Barry Denny
Ardfert
County Kerry
Lancelot Crosbie
John Blennerhasset
Colonel
High Sheriff of Kerry
Irish House of Commons
Member of Parliament
County Kerry
duel
murder
poisoned
MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800
Parliament of Ireland
Sir Barry Denny, Bt
John Blennerhassett
Member of Parliament
County Kerry
Sir Barry Denny, Bt
Sir Barry Denny, Bt
Maurice FitzGerald
Maurice FitzGerald
James Crosbie
Categories
1797 deaths
18th-century Anglo-Irish people
Crosbie family
Irish MPs 1790–1797

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