He was the youngest son of John MacMahon, comptroller of the Port of Limerick, and his second wife Mary Stackpoole, daughter of James Stackpoole. He had a full brother, Sir William MacMahon, 1st Baronet, Master of the Rolls in Ireland, and an elder half-brother, Sir John McMahon, 1st Baronet, Private Secretary to the Prince Regent from 1811 to 1817. He had at least one sister, who married a Mr O'Halloran: her daughter, whose first name is uncertain, was the first wife of the writer and politician Richard Lalor Sheil. She died in childbirth in 1822.
While Thomas and William were both gifted men, their early careers were hampered by their relatively humble social origins, and there is little doubt that their half-brother's political influence greatly assisted them in their rise to prominence.
thomas, mcmahon, baronet, lieutenant, general, 1779, 1860, british, army, officer, sirthomas, mcmahonbtborn1779died1860allegianceunited, kingdomservice, branchbritish, armyranklieutenant, generalcommands, heldbombay, armybattles, warspeninsula, warawardsknight. Lieutenant General Sir Thomas McMahon 2nd Baronet 1779 1860 was a British Army officer SirThomas McMahonBtBorn1779Died1860AllegianceUnited KingdomService wbr branchBritish ArmyRankLieutenant GeneralCommands heldBombay ArmyBattles warsPeninsula WarAwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the BathFamily editHe was the youngest son of John MacMahon comptroller of the Port of Limerick and his second wife Mary Stackpoole daughter of James Stackpoole He had a full brother Sir William MacMahon 1st Baronet Master of the Rolls in Ireland and an elder half brother Sir John McMahon 1st Baronet Private Secretary to the Prince Regent from 1811 to 1817 He had at least one sister who married a Mr O Halloran her daughter whose first name is uncertain was the first wife of the writer and politician Richard Lalor Sheil She died in childbirth in 1822 While Thomas and William were both gifted men their early careers were hampered by their relatively humble social origins and there is little doubt that their half brother s political influence greatly assisted them in their rise to prominence John was the first of the McMahon Baronets of Ashley Manor on his death in 1817 the title passed to Thomas by special remainder He married Emily Westropp daughter of Michael Roberts Westropp of Sunvile County Limerick not to be confused with his grandson Sir Michael Roberts Westropp and Jane Godsell and they had nine children including General Sir Thomas Westropp McMahon 3rd Baronet Military career editMcMahon served in the Portuguese army in the Peninsular War and became adjutant general in India 1 He went on to be Lieutenant Governor of Portsmouth and General Officer Commanding South West District in 1834 2 and became Commander in chief of the Bombay Army on 14 February 1840 retiring from that post on 8 April 1847 3 References edit Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Governors of Portsmouth Archived 23 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine Great Britain India Office 1819 The India List and India Office List Vol I Harrison p 127 Retrieved 8 January 2009 Military officesPreceded bySir Colin Campbell GOC South West District1834 1839 Succeeded bySir Hercules PakenhamPreceded bySir John Keane C in C Bombay Army1840 1847 Succeeded bySir Willoughby CottonPreceded bySir John Colborne Colonel of the 94th Regiment of Foot1838 1847 Succeeded bySir William WarrePreceded bySir John Lambert Colonel of the 10th North Lincoln Regiment of Foot1847 1860 Succeeded byThomas BurkeBaronetage of the United KingdomPreceded byJohn McMahon Baronet of Ashley Manor 1817 1860 Succeeded byThomas McMahon Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sir Thomas McMahon 2nd Baronet amp oldid 1192844233, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
