Family and Education
b. 18 May 1767, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of William Power Keating, 1st Earl of Clancarty [I], by Anne, da. of Charles Gardiner, MP [I], of Dublin. educ. Loughborough House sch. Lambeth Wick; Kimbolton sch.; St. John’s, Camb. 1785; L. Inn 1788, called [I] 1793. m. 9 Feb. 1796, Henrietta Margaret, da. of John Staples by 1st w., 3s. 5da. Styled Visct. Dunlo 1803-5; suc. fa. as 2nd Earl of Clancarty [I] 27 Apr. 1805; took additional name of Le Poer, 27 Oct. 1807; cr. Baron Trench [UK] 4 Aug. 1815, Visct. Clancarty [UK] 8 Dec. 1823; cr. Mq. of Heusden (Netherlands) 18 July 1818, assumed that title in UK by royal lic. 16 Aug. 1824; GCB 1 Apr. 1815; GCH 1821.
Offices Held
MP [I] 1796 – 1800; rep. peer [I] 1808 – d.
Commr. Board of Control May 1804–6; jt. postmaster-gen. [I] May-Nov. 1807, postmaster-gen [I] 1807 – Nov. 1809; PC 13 May 1807; PC [I] 7 July 1809; member of Board of Trade May 1807, pres. Sept. 1812 – Jan. 1818; master of Mint Oct. 1812 – Sept. 1814; jt. postmaster-gen. [UK] Sept. 1814–16.
Ambassador to Netherlands 1813 – 14, 1816 – 23; plenip. at Congress of Vienna Aug. 1814.
Gov. co. Galway 1802; custos rot. 1808; v.-adm. Connaught 1822 – d. col. Galway militia 1804.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Garbally, co. Galway, [I].
Volume
Commons 1790-1820
Web Title
TRENCH, Hon. Richard (1767-1837)
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