Family and Education
b. 1782, 1st s. of Sir Thomas Burke, 1st bt., of Marble Hill and Christian, da. of James Browne of Limerick. educ. Mr. Austin’s sch. Dublin; Trinity, Dublin 1798; Trinity Coll. Camb. 1800; L. Inn 1802. m. 18 May 1812, Elizabeth Mary, da. of John Calcraft*, 6s. (1 d.v.p.) 2da. suc. fa. as 2nd bt. 22 May 1813. d. 14 Sept. 1847.
Offices Held
Col. 98 Ft. 1804, 97 Ft. 1815 – 16.
Commr. of fisheries [I] 1819 – 30; v.-pres. Irish Art Union; trustee, soc. for bettering the poor [I]; dir. Great Southern and Western Railway.
Sheriff, co. Galway 1838 – 39.
Main residence: Marble Hill, co. Galway, [I].
Volume
Commons 1820-1832
Web Title
BURKE, Sir John, 2nd bt. (1782-1847)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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Addresses
Religion