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Richard Burgh

Richard Burgh
Member of Parliament for Naas
In office
1759–1762
Serving with John Bourke and Maurice Keating
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Personal details
Born1725 (1725)
Died1762 (aged 36–37)
NationalityIrish
Parent(s)Thomas Burgh
Mary Smyth
RelativesThomas Burgh (brother)
Walter Hussey Burgh (nephew)
Alma materTrinity College, Dublin

Richard Burgh (English: /ˈbɜːr/; BER; 1725 – September 1762) was an Irish barrister and politician who was MP for Naas (1759–1762).

Biography

Burgh was the son of the military engineer and architect Colonel Thomas Burgh MP and his wife, Mary Smyth. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin.[1] He trained in law and worked as a barrister of Drumkeen, County Limerick.

In 1759, he succeeded his older brother, Thomas, as Member of Parliament for Naas in the Irish House of Commons, sitting until 1762.[2] He left much of his property to his sister Elizabeth's son, Walter Hussey, on condition of him adopting the additional surname of Burgh.

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Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Naas
1759–1762
With: John Bourke
Maurice Keating
Succeeded by