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About Robert Molesworth, 1st Viscount Molesworth
Robert Molesworth, 1st Viscount Molesworth, PC (Ire) was an Anglo-Irish politician, diplomat and writer. Originating from an old Northamptonshire family, he married Letitia Coote, the daughter of Richard Coote, 1st Baron Coote and Mary St. George. Moleworth's father Robert made a fortune in Dublin largely by provisioning Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army; Molesworth supported William of Orange and was made the English ambassador to Denmark. In 1695 he became a member of the Privy Council of Ireland. The same year he stood for County Dublin in the Irish House of Commons, a seat he held until 1703. Subsequently, he represented Swords until 1715. In the following year, he was created Viscount Molesworth, of Swords, in the Peerage of Ireland.
Everything about Robert Molesworth, 1st Viscount Molesworth →- Occupation
- diplomat, politician
- Position held
- Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Ireland, Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the Privy Council of Ireland, member of the 1st Parliament of Great Britain
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Great Britain
- Born
- September 7, 1656
- Died
- May 22, 1725