Blennerhassett was the son of Sir Arthur Blennerhassett, 3rd Baronet, whose ancestors had settled in Kerry under Queen Elizabeth, and his wife Sarah Mahony.[1] He was educated at Downside School, Stonyhurst College and Christ Church, Oxford. He then spent time at the Université catholique de Louvain, before travelling in Germany. In 1849, he succeeded his father as baronet.[1] When he returned to the United Kingdom, he started The Chronicle, a political and literary organ of liberal Catholicism. The first issue appeared on 23 March 1867, but its outspoken support for the Irish Home Rule movement made it unpopular. The last issue was published on 13 February 1868. [2]
Blennerhassett went bankrupt in 1895; the family wealth lost, subsequent generations had to earn a living- his son and heir, the 5th baronet, was in the Colonial Service, the 6th baronet was an engineer, and the 7th baronet trained as a geologist, was the "front man for a foreign-owned investment firm in the City", and sold computer systems from his Chiswick home.[5]
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^ abDod, Robert P. (1860). The Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland. London: Whitaker and Co. pp. 121–122.
^"University intelligence". The Times. No. 36596. London. 26 October 1901. p. 7.
^ abD. C. Lathbury, 'Blennerhassett, Sir Rowland, fourth baronet (1839–1909)’, rev. Josef L. Altholz, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 6 Jan 2016
^The Nouveau Pauvres: A Guide to Downward Mobility, Nicholas Monson, Debra Scott, Quartet, 1984, p. 31
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rowland, blennerhassett, baronet, other, people, named, rowland, blennerhassett, rowland, blennerhassett, disambiguation, september, 1839, march, 1909, roman, catholic, anglo, irish, baronet, liberal, party, politician, from, county, kerry, contents, life, fam. For other people named Rowland Blennerhassett see Rowland Blennerhassett disambiguation Sir Rowland Blennerhassett 4th Baronet PC Ire JP 5 September 1839 22 March 1909 was a Roman Catholic Anglo Irish baronet and Liberal Party politician from County Kerry Contents 1 Life 2 Family 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksLife editBlennerhassett was the son of Sir Arthur Blennerhassett 3rd Baronet whose ancestors had settled in Kerry under Queen Elizabeth and his wife Sarah Mahony 1 He was educated at Downside School Stonyhurst College and Christ Church Oxford He then spent time at the Universite catholique de Louvain before travelling in Germany In 1849 he succeeded his father as baronet 1 When he returned to the United Kingdom he started The Chronicle a political and literary organ of liberal Catholicism The first issue appeared on 23 March 1867 but its outspoken support for the Irish Home Rule movement made it unpopular The last issue was published on 13 February 1868 2 Blennerhasset sat as a Liberal Member of Parliament for Galway Borough from 1865 to 1874 and for County Kerry from 1880 to 1885 He was High Sheriff of Kerry in 1866 His early support for Home Rule turned into opposition during the 1870s and he spoke openly against the politics of Charles Stewart Parnell After leaving Parliament Blennerhassett continued to be active in Irish public affairs He contributed regularly to The Times and The Daily Telegraph and was a Justice of the Peace In 1905 he was sworn of the Privy Council of Ireland 2 In October 1901 he was awarded an honorary doctorate LL D by the Royal University of Ireland 3 Family editHe met Countess Charlotte Julia von Leyden and married her the same year on 9 June 1870 His wife was a noted biographer 4 He was succeeded in his title by his eldest son Arthur Charles Francis Bernard Blennerhassett 2 His only daughter Marie Carola Franciska Roselyne Blennerhassett married Baron Raphael d Erlanger 4 and later Sir Henry Galway Blennerhassett went bankrupt in 1895 the family wealth lost subsequent generations had to earn a living his son and heir the 5th baronet was in the Colonial Service the 6th baronet was an engineer and the 7th baronet trained as a geologist was the front man for a foreign owned investment firm in the City and sold computer systems from his Chiswick home 5 Notes edit a b Dod Robert P 1860 The Peerage Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland London Whitaker and Co pp 121 122 a b c Lathbury 1912 University intelligence The Times No 36596 London 26 October 1901 p 7 a b D C Lathbury Blennerhassett Sir Rowland fourth baronet 1839 1909 rev Josef L Altholz Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press 2004 accessed 6 Jan 2016 The Nouveau Pauvres A Guide to Downward Mobility Nicholas Monson Debra Scott Quartet 1984 p 31References editLathbury Daniel Conner 1912 Blennerhassett Rowland In Lee Sidney ed Dictionary of National Biography 2nd supplement London Smith Elder amp Co Lundy Daryl ed Copy of the Obituary The Times thePeerage com p e371 Retrieved 1 June 2007 External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Sir Rowland Blennerhassett Leigh Rayment s list of baronets Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs p 16875 Retrieved 18 June 2007 Parliament of the United KingdomPreceded byJohn Orrell Lever Ulick Canning de Burgh Member of Parliament for Galway Borough1865 1874 With Michael Morris George Morris William St Lawrence Succeeded byFrank Hugh O Donnell George MorrisPreceded byHenry Arthur Herbert Rowland Blennerhassett Member of Parliament for Kerry1880 1885 With Rowland Blennerhassett Constituency abolishedBaronetage of the United KingdomPreceded byArthur Blennerhassett Baronet of Blennerville 1849 1909 Succeeded byArthur Blennerhassett nbsp nbsp This article about a Liberal Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for a constituency in Ireland between 1801 and 1922 is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biography of a baronet in the baronetage of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sir Rowland Blennerhassett 4th Baronet amp oldid 1157118239, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
