Sir Richard Bligh St George, 2nd Baronet (1765 – 1851) was an Anglo-Irish politician.

Biography

He was the eldest son of Sir Richard St George, 1st Baronet and Sarah Persse, daughter of Robert Persse of Roxborough House, County Galway, and in 1789 he inherited his father's baronetcy. Between 1789 and 1800 St George represented Athlone in the Irish House of Commons.[1]

He married firstly Harriet Kelly, daughter of Mr Justice Thomas Kelly of the Court of Common Pleas (Ireland) and Frances Hickie. He married secondly Bridget Blakeney, daughter of Captain Theophilus Blakeney and Margaret Stafford. By two wives he had twelve children, including Theophilus, his eldest son and heir, and Grace, who married Charles Caulfield, briefly Bishop of Nassau and the Bahamas. He lived at Wooodsgift, County Kilkenny, which had been granted to his great-grandfather in 1666.

References

  1. ^ E. M. Johnston-Liik, MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800 (Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006). (Retrieved 21 April 2020).
Parliament of Ireland Preceded byWilliam Handcock Sir Richard St George, Bt Member of Parliament for Athlone 1789–1800 With: William Handcock Succeeded byWilliam Handcock Richard Handcock Baronetage of Ireland Preceded byRichard St George Baronet(of Athlone) 1776–1789 Succeeded byTheophilus St George
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