Richard Burgh Explained

Richard Burgh
Office:Member of Parliament for Naas
Term Start:1759
Term End:1762
Alongside:John Bourke and Maurice Keating
Alma Mater:Trinity College, Dublin
Nationality:Irish
Parents:Thomas Burgh
Mary Smyth
Relatives:Thomas Burgh (brother)
Walter Hussey Burgh (nephew)

Richard Burgh (; ; 1725 – September 1762) was an Irish barrister and politician who was MP for Naas (1759–1762).

Biography

Burgh was the son of the military engineer and architect Colonel Thomas Burgh MP and his wife, Mary Smyth. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin.[1] He trained in law and worked as a barrister of Drumkeen, County Limerick.

In 1759, he succeeded his older brother, Thomas, as Member of Parliament for Naas in the Irish House of Commons, sitting until 1762.[2] He left much of his property to his sister Elizabeth's son, Walter Hussey, on condition of him adopting the additional surname of Burgh.

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  1. Book: Burtchaell, George Dames . George Dames Burtchaell . Alumni Dublinenses: A Register of the Students, Graduates, Professors and Provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860) . Trinity College Dublin . Sadleir . Thomas Ulick . Thomas Ulick Sadleir . Alex Thom and Co. . 1935 . Dublin . 112.
  2. Book: Johnston-Liik, E. M. . MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800 . 22 February 2016 . Ulster Historical Foundation . 2006 . 74.