Guinness was one of the sons of Richard Guinness (1755-1829), a Dublin barrister and judge, and his wife Mary Darley, descended from a well-known Dublin house-building family. He was a great-nephew of the brewer Arthur Guinness.
Guinness was called to the bar at the King's Inns in Dublin and practised as a barrister.[1] He was also a banker in partnership with his elder brother Robert, but this was dissolved in the 1830s. He then worked as a land agent, trading as "R. Guinness & Co.", but found it difficult in the aftermath of the Irish famine of the 1840s.
At the general election of August 1847, standing as a Conservative, Guinness was elected as a member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for the Kinsale division, and took his seat at Westminster. However, an election petition was filed by the losing Whig candidate, W. H. Watson, and early in 1848 a select committee found that Guinness's agents' generous hospitality in providing free drinks for the electorate of Kinsale in Kiley's public house had amounted to bribery. The committee comprised three Whigs and two fellow Conservatives. While Guinness was personally exonerated, his election was declared void.[2] He did not stand at the resulting by-election, and the Whig Benjamin Hawes took the seat by just three votes.
At a double by-election on 25 August 1854, Guinness was again elected to parliament as a Conservative, this time for Barnstaple in Devon, and held the seat for three years, but did not stand for re-election at the general election of 1857.
Claude H. C. Guinness (1852–1895), the managing director of Guinness 1886-95[8]
Guinness became known within his family as Old Pelican or Old Pel.[7]
Guinness died in Dublin in 1857, aged 60.[9] His executors were Samuel Nalty and Anna Maria Yelverton.[10] His net estate at death was just £100.[11][12]
Notes
^Burke, J. A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire (1839, Colburn, London p.645.
^EPPI file on Watson's petition, accessed 1 Sept 2014
^"Marriages solemnized in the house of his excellency the British Ambassador at the Court of France", Verdun marriage records (1833), p. 123
^ abBill Yenne. Guinness: The 250 Year Quest for the Perfect Pint (2009), p. 54: “Known inside the family as “old Pelican” or “Old Pel”, Richard was the son of the first Arthur Guinness's goldsmith brother Samuel.”
^Deceased Surname Guinness Deceased Forename Richard Samuel, willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie, accessed 27 August 2022
^Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; accessed 12 Oct 2014
^Richard Samuel Guinness (1797–1857): doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/55817
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richard, samuel, guinness, june, 1797, august, 1857, irish, lawyer, member, parliament, contents, parents, career, personal, life, notesparents, editguinness, sons, richard, guinness, 1755, 1829, dublin, barrister, judge, wife, mary, darley, descended, from, w. Richard Samuel Guinness 7 June 1797 27 August 1857 was an Irish lawyer and a Member of Parliament Contents 1 Parents 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 NotesParents EditGuinness was one of the sons of Richard Guinness 1755 1829 a Dublin barrister and judge and his wife Mary Darley descended from a well known Dublin house building family He was a great nephew of the brewer Arthur Guinness His elder brother Robert Rundell Guinness 1789 1857 founded the Guinness Mahon merchant bank in 1836 Career EditGuinness was called to the bar at the King s Inns in Dublin and practised as a barrister 1 He was also a banker in partnership with his elder brother Robert but this was dissolved in the 1830s He then worked as a land agent trading as R Guinness amp Co but found it difficult in the aftermath of the Irish famine of the 1840s At the general election of August 1847 standing as a Conservative Guinness was elected as a member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for the Kinsale division and took his seat at Westminster However an election petition was filed by the losing Whig candidate W H Watson and early in 1848 a select committee found that Guinness s agents generous hospitality in providing free drinks for the electorate of Kinsale in Kiley s public house had amounted to bribery The committee comprised three Whigs and two fellow Conservatives While Guinness was personally exonerated his election was declared void 2 He did not stand at the resulting by election and the Whig Benjamin Hawes took the seat by just three votes At a double by election on 25 August 1854 Guinness was again elected to parliament as a Conservative this time for Barnstaple in Devon and held the seat for three years but did not stand for re election at the general election of 1857 Personal life EditOn 25 November 1833 at the residence of the British ambassador to France in Verdun 3 Guinness married Katherine Frances Jenkinson a daughter of Sir Charles Jenkinson 10th Baronet and his wife Katherine Campbell a daughter of Walter Campbell of Shawfield Sir Charles was a cousin of Lord Liverpool the Prime Minister in 1812 27 4 They rebuilt and lived at Deepwell House Blackrock Dublin 5 and also had other houses at 17 Sillwood Place Brighton Sussex and 4 Park Place St James s Westminster 6 They couple had eight children including Col Charles W N Guinness CB 1839 1894 Arthur C C J Guinness 1841 1897 who emigrated to Melbourne Sir Reginald R B Guinness 1842 1909 JP DL for County Dublin Adelaide 1844 1916 known as Dodo who married her third cousin Edward Guinness 1st Earl of Iveagh 7 Claude H C Guinness 1852 1895 the managing director of Guinness 1886 95 8 Guinness became known within his family as Old Pelican or Old Pel 7 Guinness died in Dublin in 1857 aged 60 9 His executors were Samuel Nalty and Anna Maria Yelverton 10 His net estate at death was just 100 11 12 Notes Edit Burke J A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire 1839 Colburn London p 645 EPPI file on Watson s petition accessed 1 Sept 2014 Marriages solemnized in the house of his excellency the British Ambassador at the Court of France Verdun marriage records 1833 p 123 Person Page Deepwell in the Irish Independent 27 May 2013 Kinsale election enquiry 1848 question 4965 a b Bill Yenne Guinness The 250 Year Quest for the Perfect Pint 2009 p 54 Known inside the family as old Pelican or Old Pel Richard was the son of the first Arthur Guinness s goldsmith brother Samuel online dates accessed 1 Sept 2014 Mosley Charles editor Burke s Peerage Baronetage amp Knightage 107th edition 3 volumes Wilmington Delaware U S A Burke s Peerage Genealogical Books Ltd 2003 Deceased Surname Guinness Deceased Forename Richard Samuel willcalendars nationalarchives ie accessed 27 August 2022 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press 2004 accessed 12 Oct 2014 Richard Samuel Guinness 1797 1857 doi 10 1093 ref odnb 55817 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard Samuel Guinness amp oldid 1144524499, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
