Frederick Trench, 1st Baron Ashtown (17 September 1755 – 1 May 1840) was an Irish politician.

He was the son of Frederick Trench and Mary (née Sadleir). The Trench family were of French descent. He was elected to represent Portarlington from 1798 to the Act of Union in 1801. On 27 December 1800 he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Ashtown, of Moate in the County of Galway, with remainder to the heirs male of his father Frederick Trench. This was a so-called "Union peerage", a reward for Trench's support for the Union between Ireland and Great Britain, which he had initially opposed. He had been elected for the Portarlington constituency in the post-Union parliament at Westminster, but the creation of the peerage prevented him taking his seat and so he never sat in Westminster.[1]

Lord Ashtown married Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Robinson, in 1785. They had no children. He died in May 1840, aged 84, and was succeeded in the barony according to the special remainder by his nephew Frederick. Lady Ashtown died in 1844.

References

  1. ^ Constituencies 1790-1820: Portarlington, History of Parliament
Parliament of Ireland Preceded bySir John Parnell, 2nd Bt John Stewart Member of Parliament for Portarlington 1798–1800 With: Thomas Stannus 1798–1800William Gregory 1800–1801 Succeeded byParliament of the United Kingdom Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded byParliament of Ireland Member of Parliament for PortarlingtonNever took seat January 1801 – March 1801 Succeeded byWilliam Elliot Peerage of Ireland New creation Baron Ashtown 1800–1840 Succeeded byFrederick Mason Trench


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