Captain Richard Magenis (1710–1807) was an Anglo-Irish politician who sat in the House of Commons in the Parliament of Ireland.[1]
Magenis, whose surname is also spelt Magennis or Maginnis, was Anglo-Irish gentry. He was the eldest son of Richard Magenis of Dublin and Alicia Caddell, daughter of William Caddell of Downpatrick, County Down. He was the elder brother of Very Rev. William Magenis, Dean of Kilmore.[2]
He represented Bangor from 1783–90, Fore (1794–98), and then Carlingford from 1798 until 31 December 1800, when it was dissolved upon the Union of Great Britain and Ireland.[3]
He also served as High Sheriff of Antrim in 1760, High Sheriff of Armagh in 1762, and High Sheriff of Down in 1764. He died in 1807, aged 96.[4]
Richard Magenis married firstly, 5 December 1760, to a Miss Wray, who died shortly after. On 31 December 1767, he married secondly, Elizabeth Berkeley (died 5 April 1831), daughter of Col. William Berkeley and sister of George Berkeley, Bishop of Cloyne. They had two sons and five daughters:[2]
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Bangor 1783–1790 With: Edward Hunt |
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Fore 1794–1798 With: John Macartney |
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Carlingford 1798–1800 With: Sir Thomas Lighton |
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| Preceded by James Leslie |
High Sheriff of Antrim 1760 |
Succeeded by Alexander Boyd |
| Preceded by Daniel Kelly |
High Sheriff of Armagh 1762 |
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| Preceded by Thomas Rowe |
High Sheriff of Down 1764 |
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