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Lawrence Parsons, 2nd earl of Rosse (1758-1841), the eldest son of Sir William Parsons, bart. (d. 1791), of Birr Castle, was born on the 21st of May 1758. Educated at Trinity College, Dublin, he entered the Irish parliament as member for the university in 1782, and soon came to the front in debate. A friend and follower of Henry Flood, he has ...
Parsons, Sir Lawrence, 2nd Earl of Rosse, was born 21st May 1758. [His ancestor, Sir William Parsons, settled in Ireland in Elizabeth's reign, was Commissioner of Plantations, and obtained large grants of land from the Crown. He was for some time Lord-Justice in conjunction with Sir John Borlace, but was removed in 1643.]
Parsons was in favour of moderate reform in Ireland, and opposed the Act of Union. In 1801 he was elected as M.P. for King's County in the parliament of Great Britain and Ireland, after which his views became less radical. He was made one of the Lords of the Treasury in 1805, and succeeded his half-brother as 2nd Earl of Rosse in 1807.
Lawrence Harman [Parsons later Harman], 1st Baron Oxmantown later 1st Viscount Oxmantown later 1st Earl of Rosse. 2nd but 1st surv. son of Sir Lawrence Parsons, 3rd Bt., of Birr Castle, King's County, by his second wife Anne Harman, only dau. and hrss. of Wentworth Harman, of Moyle, co. Carlow ,and Newcastle, co. Longford. born. 26 Jul 1749. mar.
Of particular interest to us here is Sir Lawrence Parsons, 2nd Earl of Rosse (1758-1841). Sir Lawrence pursued many interests throughout his lifetime . He was a MP for Trinity College from 1782-1790 and for Kings County from 1891-1807.
His descendant, Lawrence Harman Parsons (1749–1807), was created Baron Oxmantown in 1792, Viscount Oxmantown in 1795, and earl of Rosse in 1806. He died on the 20th of April 1807, and was succeeded by his nephew Lawrence. Lawrence Parsons, 2nd earl of Rosse (1758–1841), the eldest son of Sir William Parsons, bart. (d.
Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse, KP, FRS (17 November 1840 – 29 August 1908) was a member of the Irish peerage and an amateur astronomer. His name is often given as Laurence Parsons . Biography [ edit ]
