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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.
- 21 May 1758
- 24 February 1841 (aged 82)
- five
- Alice Lloyd
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).
Laurence Parsons, 2nd Earl of Rosse (1758–1841) Rep. peer from 1809, taking the Earl of Normanton's room; the Earl of Caledon followed. William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (1800–1867) Rep. peer from 1845, taking the Earl of Limerick's room; Lord Dunboyne followed.
- Lawrence Parsons, Lord Oxmantown
- Laurence Parsons, 1st Viscount Oxmantown
- Baron Oxmantown
- Brendan Parsons, 7th Earl of Rosse
Throughout the 18th and 19th century the Parsons family was a dominant influence on the development of the town Parsonstown. Of particular interest to us here is Sir Lawrence Parsons, 2nd Earl of Rosse (1758-1841).
Sir Lawrence Parsons. 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 made one of the Lords of the Treasury in 1805, and succeeded his half-brother as 2nd Earl of Rosse in 1807. In 1809 he was elected as a Representative Peer for Ireland and was appointed as Irish Postmaster-General.
1758-1841 [2nd Earl of Rosse; son of namesake, q.v.]; ed. TCD; MP for Dublin University, 1782; engaged in parliamentary exchange with Henry Grattan which nearly came to a duel, ; disclaimed party politics but opposed Act of Union; inherited title, 1807). his figure is included in engraving of the Irish House of Commons of 1790, now preserved in ...
