Archibald Acheson, 1st Viscount Gosford

Archibald Acheson, 1st Viscount Gosford

Achibald Acheson 1st Viscount Gosford, Bt PC (1 September 17185 September 1790) was an Irish Peer. The son of Sir Arthur Acheson, 5th Baronet, he succeeded to the baronetcy upon the death of his father, and was subsequently created Baron Gosford in 1776 and Viscount Gosford in 1785.

He married Mary Richardson in 1740, with whom he had the following children:
*Hon Nichola Acheson
*Arthur Acheson, 1st Earl of Gosford (c.1742-1807)

He was the father of Hon. Anna Maria Acheson, whose mother is not mentioned.

*He was Sheriff of County Armagh in 1751.
*He was Deputy Governor of County Armagh between 1756-1761.
*He was Sheriff of County Cavan in 1761
*He was invested as Privy Counsellor on 7th May, 1770

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* [http://www.thepeerage.com/p12108.htm#i121075 thePeerage.com]


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