He sat as a Conservative in the British House of Commons for County Cork from 1835 to 1837. Having successfully petitioned against the re-election in January 1835 of the radical Repeal MP Feargus O'Connor, on the grounds that O'Connor failed the property qualification then required of MPs, Longfield took the seat on 5 June.
He married twice;firstly Harriett Elizabeth, the daughter of John M'Clintock, with whom he had one son (killed in the Crimea) and secondly Jemima Lucy, the daughter of Wyrley Birch of Norfolk, with whom he had three sons and two daughters.[1]
A relation, also named Richard Longfield (1734–1811), had sat in the Irish House of Commons for Charleville in County Cork (1761–68), for Cork City (1776–83 and 1790–96), and for Baltimore, County Cork (1783-1790), before becoming the first and last holder of the titles of Baron Longueville and Viscount Longueville in the Irish peerage; he had also been High Sheriff of the County (1758–61).[3] Another relation, Mountifort Longfield, was the last to hold the Irish seat of Cork City before it ceased to exist with the Act of Union 1800.
ReferencesEdit
^ abBurke, Bernard. A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland. p. 418.
^A genealogical and heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain.
^Burke, Bernard (1871). A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 2. p. 811.
External linksEdit
Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Richard Longfield
richard, longfield, irish, member, parliament, peer, viscount, longueville, 1802, june, 1889, irish, member, parliament, born, eldest, john, eleanor, née, lucas, longfield, longueville, appointed, high, sheriff, county, cork, 1833, office, that, also, been, he. For the Irish member of parliament and peer see Richard Longfield 1st Viscount Longueville Richard Longfield 7 May 1802 18 June 1889 was an Irish Member of Parliament He was born the eldest son of John and Eleanor nee Lucas Longfield of Longueville 1 He was appointed High Sheriff of County Cork for 1833 34 2 an office that had also been held 1829 30 by his father He sat as a Conservative in the British House of Commons for County Cork from 1835 to 1837 Having successfully petitioned against the re election in January 1835 of the radical Repeal MP Feargus O Connor on the grounds that O Connor failed the property qualification then required of MPs Longfield took the seat on 5 June He married twice firstly Harriett Elizabeth the daughter of John M Clintock with whom he had one son killed in the Crimea and secondly Jemima Lucy the daughter of Wyrley Birch of Norfolk with whom he had three sons and two daughters 1 A relation also named Richard Longfield 1734 1811 had sat in the Irish House of Commons for Charleville in County Cork 1761 68 for Cork City 1776 83 and 1790 96 and for Baltimore County Cork 1783 1790 before becoming the first and last holder of the titles of Baron Longueville and Viscount Longueville in the Irish peerage he had also been High Sheriff of the County 1758 61 3 Another relation Mountifort Longfield was the last to hold the Irish seat of Cork City before it ceased to exist with the Act of Union 1800 References Edit a b Burke Bernard A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland p 418 A genealogical and heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain Burke Bernard 1871 A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Great Britain and Ireland Volume 2 p 811 External links EditHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Richard LongfieldParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byFeargus O ConnorViscount Boyle Member of Parliament for County Cork1835 1837 With Garrett Standish Barry 1835 1837 Succeeded byEdmond RocheGarrett Standish BarryLegal officesPreceded byRichard Oliver Aldworth High Sheriff of County Cork1833 1834 Succeeded byWilliam Hare 2nd Earl of Listowel Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard Longfield amp oldid 1062493502, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
