Laurence Parsons, 2nd Earl of Rosse
- Laurence Parsons, 2nd Earl of Rosse
Infobox Person
name = Laurence Parsons
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caption = 2nd Earl of Rosse
birth_date = 1758
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death_date = 1841
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occupation = /irish peer
spouse = Alice Lloyd
parents = Sir William Parsons, 4th Baronet and Mary Clere
children = five
Lawrence Parsons, 2nd Earl of Rosse (21 May 1758-24 February 1841), known as Sir Lawrence Parsons, 5th Baronet, from 1791 to 1807, was an Irish peer.
Parsons was the son of Sir William Parsons, 4th Baronet and Mary Clere. He was elected to the British House of Commons for King's County in 1801, a seat he held until 1807. The latter year he succeeded his uncle as second Earl of Rosse. He later sat in the House of Lords as an Irish Representative Peer from 1809 until 1841.
Marriage and children
He married Alice Lloyd, daughter of John Lloyd, on 1 May 1797. They had five children:
* Lady Jane Parsons (d. 31 December 1883)
* William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (b. 17 June 1800, d. 31 October 1867)
* Hon. John Clere Parsons (b. 17 August 1802, d. 10 August 1828)
* Hon. Laurence Parsons (b. 2 November 1805, d. 22 November 1894)
* Lady Alicia Parsons (b. c 1815, d. 21 January 1885)
References
* [http://www.thepeerage.com/p1279.htm#i12789 The Peerage.com]
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). "Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage" (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
* [http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/ Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page]
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