The Marquess of Waterford | |
|---|---|
 Portrait of Lord Waterford, after Gilbert Stuart | |
| Member of Parliament for Coleraine | |
| In office 1761–1763 Serving with Richard Jackson | |
| Preceded by | Richard Jackson Hamilton Gorges |
| Succeeded by | Richard Jackson George Paul Monck |
| Member of Parliament for County Waterford | |
| In office 1757–1760 Serving with Aland Mason, James May | |
| Preceded by | Beverley Ussher Aland Mason |
| Succeeded by | James May Hon. John Beresford |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George de la Poer Beresford 8 January 1735 |
| Died | 3 December 1800 (aged 65) |
| Spouse |
Elizabeth Monck (m. 1769) |
| Parent(s) | Marcus Beresford, 1st Earl of Tyrone Lady Catherine Power |
| Education | Kilkenny College |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin |
George de la Poer Beresford, 1st Marquess of Waterford, KP, PC (Ire) (8 January 1735 – 3 December 1800) was an Anglo-Irish politician, known as George Beresford, 2nd Earl of Tyrone from 1763 to 1789.
Beresford was the eldest surviving son of Marcus Beresford, 1st Earl of Tyrone and his wife, Lady Catherine Power, suo jure Baroness de la Poer. Among his siblings were John Beresford (who married Countess Anne Constantin de Ligondes),[1] and William Beresford, 1st Baron Decies (who married Elizabeth FitzGibbon, sister of John FitzGibbon, 1st Earl of Clare).[2]
His mother was the only daughter of James Power, 3rd Earl of Tyrone (who was also the 8th Baron Power) and the former Anne Rickard (eldest daughter and co-heiress of Andrew Rickard, of Dangan-Spidoge). His father was the only son of Sir Tristram Beresford, 3rd Baronet, and his wife Nichola Sophia Hamilton (youngest daughter of Hugh Hamilton, 1st Viscount of Glenawly).[3]
He was educated at Kilkenny College[4] and Trinity College Dublin.[5]
From 1757 to 1760, he was a Member of the Irish House of Commons for County Waterford from 1757 to 1760, and for Coleraine from 1761 until 1763, when he inherited his father's earldom, entered the Irish House of Lords and was admitted to the Privy Council of Ireland.[citation needed]
He was Governor of Waterford from 1766 and custos rotulorum of that county from 1769 to 1800, during which time he was made a Knight of St Patrick, created Baron Tyrone in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1786, and elevated as a marquess in 1789.[citation needed]
On 19 April 1769, he married Elizabeth Monck, the daughter of Henry Monck, of Charleville, and the former Lady Isabella Bentinck (second daughter of Henry Bentinck, 1st Duke of Portland). Elizabeth was also the cousin of Charles Monck, 1st Viscount Monck. Together, they were the parents of eight children:
He also had two illegitimate sons, William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, and Sir John Beresford, 1st Baronet.[3]
Lord Waterford died in 1800 and his titles passed to his eldest surviving legitimate son, Henry.[6]