Family and Education
b. 4 May 1787, 1st. s. of Thomas Taylour, 1st mq. of Headfort [I], and Mary, da. and h. of George Quin of Quinsborough, co. Clare. educ. Harrow 1798-c.1803; Trinity Coll. Camb. 1811. m. (1) 29 Jan. 1822, Olivia (d. 21 July 1834), da. of Sir John Stevenson, D. Mus., of Dublin, wid. of Edward Tuite Dalton of Fennar, co. Meath, 3s. 3da.; (2) 5 Apr. 1853, Frances, da. of John Livingstone Martyn of co. Tyrone, wid. of Sir William Hay MacNaghten, 1st bt., and of Col. James C. McClintoch of the Bengal army, s.p. styled. Visct. Headfort 1795-1800, earl of Bective 1800-29; suc. fa. as 2nd mq. of Headfort [I] 24 Oct. 1829; cr. Bar. Kenlis [UK] 10 Sept. 1831; KP 15 Apr. 1839. d. 6 Dec. 1870.
Offices Held
Ld. of bedchamber June 1835 – June 1837; ld. in waiting June 1837 – Sept. 1841; PC [I] 30 May 1835.
Ld. lt. co. Cavan 1831 – d.
Col. R. Meath militia 1823.
Parlimentarian
Volume
Commons 1820-1832
Web Title
TAYLOUR, Thomas, earl of Bective (1787-1870)
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Oxford 1644
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Religion