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Anglo-Irish peer and politician

Hugh Massy, 1st Baron Massy (1700 – 30 January 1788) was an Anglo-Irish peer and politician.

Massy was the son of Colonel Hugh Massy and the elder brother of General Eyre Massey, 1st Baron Clarina. He married firstly Mary Dawson, daughter of Colonel James Dawson by who he had four children. He married secondly Rebecca Delap, daughter of Francis Delap of Antigua, and had a further seven children.

He was appointed High Sheriff of County Limerick for 1739 and was a Member of the Irish House of Commons for County Limerick between 1759 and 1776. Subsequently, he represented Old Leighlin until 1777.

In 1776 he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Massy, of Duntrileague in the County of Limerick. Lord Massy died in January 1788 and was succeeded in the barony by his son Hugh.

References

  1. "No. 11679". The London Gazette. 29 June 1776. p. 1.
  • Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
  • Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
Parliament of Ireland
Preceded byEyre Evans
Hon. Henry Southwell 		Member of Parliament for County Limerick
1759–1776
With: Eyre Evans 1759–1761
Hon. Thomas George Southwell 1761–1767
Hon. Thomas Arthur Southwell 1767–1768
Silver Oliver 1768–1776 		Succeeded bySilver Oliver
Sir Henry Hartstonge, 3rd Bt
Preceded bySir FitzGerald Aylmer, 6th Bt
Sir John Blaquiere 		Member of Parliament for Old Leighlin
1776–1777
With: Sir John Blaquiere 		Succeeded byRobert Jephson
Sir John Blaquiere
Peerage of Ireland
New creation Baron Massy
1776–1788 		Succeeded byHugh Massy
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