Henry Colley
Member of Parliament for County Kildare
In office
1698–1699
Serving with George FitzGerald
Preceded byRobert FitzGerald
George FitzGerald
Succeeded byThomas Keightley
Sir Kildare Borrowes, 3rd Bt
Personal details
Born1648 (1648)
Died1719(1719-00-00) (aged 70–71)
NationalityIrish
Spouse
Mary Ussher
(after 1694)
ChildrenHenry Colley (died 1723)
Richard Wesley, 1st Baron Mornington
Anne Colley
Parent(s)Dudley Colley
Anne Warren
ResidenceCarbury Castle

Henry Colley (1648–1719) was an Irish Member of Parliament.[lower-alpha 1]

Early life

Henry Colley, born in 1648, was the son of Dudley Colley, MP for Philipstown, and the former Anne Warren, daughter of Henry Warren.[1]

His paternal grandparents were the former Anne Peyton (the daughter of Sir Christopher Peyton) and Sir Henry Colley, who acquired substantial lands in County Wexford.[2]

Education

Colley was educated at Trinity College Dublin.[3]

Career

Colley represented County Kildare from 1698 to 1699.[4]

Personal life

In 1705, Henry Colley erected a monument to his father Dudley which said that "Henry Colley, now living, son of Dudley Colley, married Mary Ussher, and had issue by her six sons and six daughters; whereof two sons, Henry and Richard, and six daughters, are now living. She was the only daughter of Sir William Ussher of Bridgefoot, Knt. by his Lady Ursula St. Barb, and lyeth here interred".[5] Sir William Ussher was MP for County Dublin, and Ursula St. Barbe was a daughter of Capt. George St. Barbe.[1] The children of Henry Colley and Mary Ussher included:[6]

Colley, who lived at Carbury Castle, County Kildare, died in 1719.[9] His will was written on 18 June 1719 and proved on 27 July 1719.[10]

References

Notes
  1. Henry Colley' was also known as Henry Cowley.[1]
Sources
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Lundy 2011, p. 10660 cites Mosley 1999, p. 2971
  2. 1 2 Mosley, Charles, ed. (1999), Burke's Peerage and Baronetage (106th, in 2 volumes ed.), Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage, p. 2971
  3. Alumni Dublinenses: a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860), George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir p. 164: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
  4. Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commons. Cites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.
  5. The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 92, Part 2; Volume 132 (1822).
  6. Cokayne, G.E. (2000), The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, vol. IX (new, reprint in 6 volumes ed.), Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, p. 235
  7. Lundy 2011, p. 10645 § 106449 cites Cokayne 2000, p. 235.
  8. The Peerage
  9. Lundy, Darryl (22 January 2011), Henry Colley, The Peerage, p. 10660 § 106593.
  10. Betham, William. Genealogical abstracts of records of the Prerogative Court of Armagh Series 1, wills: v. 11 "C" 1700-1737.
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