Thomas Cobbe (1733–1814), of the Newbridge Demesne in north County Dublin, was an Irish politician.[1]

Thomas Cobbe
Member of Parliament for Swords
In office
1776–1783
Serving with Charles King
Preceded byJohn Hatch
John Damer
Succeeded byJohn Claudius Beresford
Eyre Massey
In office
1759–1768
Preceded byHon. Bysse Molesworth
Edward Bolton
Succeeded byJohn Hatch
John Damer
Personal details
Born1733
London, England
Died1814 (aged 80–81)
Spouse
Lady Eliza Beresford
(m. 1751; died 1806)
RelationsJohn Rawdon, 1st Earl of Moira (half-brother)
Sir Richard Levinge, 1st Baronet (grandfather)
ChildrenCharles Cobbe
Catherine Pelham
Eliza Dorothea Cobbe, Lady Tuite
Parent(s)Charles Cobbe
Dorothea Levinge
ResidenceNewbridge House

Early life

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Cobbe was born in London in 1733 into the prominent Cobbe family. His mother, Dorothea Levinge, a daughter of Sir Richard Levinge, 1st Baronet, died during childbirth, and his father was the Most Reverend Charles Cobbe, Archbishop of Dublin. Before his parents marriage, his mother was the widow of Sir John Rawdon, of Moira, County Down, with whom she had two sons: John, later Earl of Moira, and Arthur Rawdon. From his parents marriage, he had an elder brother, Charles Cobbe, who died in 1750.[2]

He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin.[3]

Career

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Cobbe represented Swords in the Parliament of Ireland from 1759 to 1768; and again from 1776 to 1783.[4]

Cobbe and his wife extended Newbridge House and to house their picture collection built the red drawing-room that remains one of the finest 18th-century interiors in Ireland.[2]

Personal life

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In 1751, Cobbe married Lady Eliza Beresford (1736–1806), a younger daughter of Marcus Beresford, 1st Earl of Tyrone, and Lady Catherine Power, suo jure Baroness La Poer. Among her siblings were George Beresford, 1st Marquess of Waterford, John Beresford, MP, and William Beresford, 1st Baron Decies. Together, they were the parents of:[2]

Lady Eliza died in England on 6 May 1806. Cobbe died in 1814.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800, Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 Feb 2002), ISBN 1-903688-09-4
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Burke, Bernard (1879). A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. London, Harrison. pp. 330–331. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  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. 159: 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.
Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Swords
1776–1783
With: Charles King
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Swords
1759–1768
With: Hon. Bysse Molesworth (1759–1761)
Hamilton Gorges (1761–1768)
Succeeded by