Luke Gardiner, 1st Viscount Mountjoy
Luke Gardiner, 1st Viscount Mountjoy PC (Ire) (7 February 1745 – 5 June 1798) was an Irish landowner and politician.
Biography
He was the son of Charles Gardiner by his wife Florinda, daughter of Robert Norman. His sister Anne later became Countess of Clancarty. On 3 July 1773 he married Elizabeth, daughter of William Montgomery, an MP for Ballynakill and later a Baronet. Their children included a son, Charles John, and a daughter Margaret, who later became Countess of Donoughmore.[1] He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge.[2]
From 1773 to 1789 he represented Dublin County in the Irish House of Commons.[3] He was appointed to the Irish Privy Council on 29 December 1780[4] and created Baron Mountjoy on 19 September 1789 and Viscount Mountjoy on 30 September 1795, both in the Peerage of Ireland.[5]
Lord Mountjoy was killed in action at the age of 53, leading his regiment at the Battle of New Ross. He was succeeded by his son Charles, who was later created Earl of Blessington.[1]
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Dublin County 1773–1789 With: Joseph Deane 1773–1776 Sir Edward Newenham 1776–1789 |
Succeeded by William Brabazon, Lord Ardee Sir Edward Newenham |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| New creation | Viscount Mountjoy 1795–1798 |
Succeeded by Charles Gardiner |
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- Irish MPs 1769–76
- Irish MPs 1776–83
- Irish MPs 1783–90
- Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge
- Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801)
- Members of the Privy Council of Ireland
- Viscounts in the Peerage of Ireland
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