Sir Richard Sullivan, 1st Baronet
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Richard Sullivan Bt, FRS | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Seaford | |
| In office 1802–1806 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Ellis George Ellis |
| Succeeded by | Charles Ellis John Leach |
| Member of Parliament for New Romney | |
| In office 1787–1796 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Dering John Henniker |
| Succeeded by | John Fordyce John Willett Willett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 December 1752 |
| Died | 17 July 1806 (aged 53) |
| Spouse |
Mary Ann Lodge (m. 1778) |
| Parent(s) | Benjamin Sullivan Bridget Limric |
Sir Richard Joseph Sullivan, 1st Baronet, FRS[1] (10 December 1752 – 17 July 1806) was a British MP and writer.
Sullivan was born on 10 December 1752. He was the third son of Benjamin Sullivan of Dromeragh, Co. Cork, by his wife Bridget Limrick, daughter of Paul Limrick, D.D.[2] Among his siblings was brother, John Sullivan, also an MP who married a daughter of George Hobart, 3rd Earl of Buckinghamshire.
Career
With the help of his relative Laurence Sulivan, the Chairman of the British East India Company, he was sent early in life to India with his brother John. On his return to Europe, he made a tour through various parts of England, Scotland and Wales. He was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries on 9 June 1785[citation needed] and a Fellow of the Royal Society on 22 December 1785.[2][3][dead link]
On 29 January 1787, Sullivan was elected MP for New Romney and returned for the same constituency at the general election on 19 June 1790. He lost his seat in 1796, but on 5 July 1802 was elected for Seaford, another of the Cinque ports.[2] Although often voting in the House of Commons,[4] there is no record of him having made a speech there.[5] On 22 May 1804, on Pitt's return to office, he was created a baronet of the United Kingdom.[2]
He wrote a number of books on political issues.[2]
Personal life
On 3 December 1778 Sullivan married Mary Lodge, a daughter of Thomas Lodge of Leeds. Together, they were the parents of:
- Richard Sullivan (d. 1789), who died young.
- Maria Sullivan (1786–1786), who died in infancy.
- Lt. Col. Sir Henry Sullivan (1785–1814), who served as an officer in the Coldstream Guards and was killed at the Battle of Bayonne in 1814.[6] Unmarried.
- Charlotte Sullivan (1787–1873), who married William Hale, son of the Hon. Mary Grimston (daughter of the 2nd Viscount Grimston) and great-grandson of Sir Bernard Hale.
- Adm. Sir Charles Sullivan (1789–1862), who married Jean Anne Taylor and had several children, including Sir Charles and Sir Edward.[7]
- Elizabeth Sullivan (1790–1846), who married the Rev. Hon. Frederick Pleydell-Bouverie, fourth son of Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 2nd Earl of Radnor.
- Edward Richard Sullivan (1791–1824), who married Eliza Maria Caldwell, daughter of Gen. Sir James Lillyman Caldwell. They had two sons and a daughter, Maria Charlotte (who married Sir John Lees, 3rd Baronet).
- Thomas Sullivan (d. 1796)
- Rev. Frederick Sullivan (1797–1873), who married Arabella Jane Wilmot, a granddaughter of Sir Chaloner Ogle, 1st Baronet; they had two sons and a daughter, including Sir Francis Sullivan, 6th Baronet. After her death, he married Emily Ames.
- Maj. Arthur Sullivan (1801–1832), who died unmarried.
- Maj.-Gen. William Sullivan (1804–1870), who married Euphemia Caulfield Harrington. No known issue.
Sullivan died at his home in Thames Ditton, Surrey, on 17 July 1806,[2] and is commemorated by a memorial plaque in the Church of St Nicholas, Thames Ditton. Their eldest son died young in 1789, and the title devolved to the second son, Henry, MP for the City of Lincoln. The latter was succeeded as third baronet by his brother, Sir Charles Sullivan,[8] who entered the navy in February 1801 and became Admiral of the Blue.[2]
