Search results
Landowner and soldier
- Parsons, Sir Lawrence (c. 1637–1698) landowner and soldier, was the eldest son of William Parsons, of Parsonstown (Birr), King's Co., and Dorothy, daughter of Sir Thomas Phillips (qv) of Newtown Limavady, Co. Londonderry.
www.dib.ie/biography/parsons-sir-lawrence-a7214Parsons, Sir Lawrence | Dictionary of Irish Biography - dib.ie
Parsons, Sir Lawrence ( c. 1637–1698) landowner and soldier, was the eldest son of William Parsons, of Parsonstown (Birr), King's Co., and Dorothy, daughter of Sir Thomas Phillips (qv) of Newtown Limavady, Co. Londonderry.
Sir Lawrence represented the University of Dublin, and afterwards the King's County, in the Irish Parliament, where he distinguished himself, especially in his efforts against the Union, as an eloquent and popular speaker.
Lawrence Parsons, 2nd Earl of Rosse (21 May 1758 – 24 February 1841), known as Sir Lawrence Parsons, Bt, from 1791 to 1807, was an Irish peer.
Parsons, Sir Lawrence ( c. 1637–1698) landowner and soldier, was the eldest son of William Parsons, of Parsonstown (Birr), King's Co., and Dorothy, daughter of Sir Thomas Phillips (qv) of Newtown Limavady, Co. Londonderry.
Parsons, Sir Lawrence (1758–1841), 2nd earl of Rosse , politician, was born 21 May 1758 at Birr Castle, King's Co. (Offaly), eldest son of Sir William Parsons (1732–91), 4th baronet and MP for King's Co. (1757–91), and Mary Parsons (née Clere).
Lawrence Parsons, 2nd Earl of Rosse (21 May 1758 – 24 February 1841), known as Sir Lawrence Parsons, Bt, from 1791 to 1807, was an Irish peer.
PARSONS, Sir LAWRENCE, second Earl of Rosse (1758–1841), eldest son of Sir William Parsons of Birr, and Mary, only daughter and heiress of John Clere of Kilburry, was born on 21 May 1758. He graduated B.A. of Trinity College, Dublin, in 1780, and in the same year published a pamphlet denouncing the Irish Mutiny Bill.
