John Preston, 1st Baron Tara (4 November 1764 – 18 July 1821), was an Irish politician.
Preston was the son of John Preston,[1] a descendant of a younger brother of Thomas Preston, 1st Viscount Tara, second son of Christopher Preston, 4th Viscount Gormanston.[2] He inherited Bellinter House.
He was elected to the Irish House of Commons as one of two representatives for Navan in 1783 (aged only 18), a seat he held until the Irish Parliament was abolished in 1800.[3] He was raised to the Peerage of Ireland the same year as Baron Tara, of Bellinter in the County of Meath,[4] a reward for his support for the Union.[2]
Lord Tara was childless and the title became extinct on his death in July 1821, aged 56.
References
edit- ^ thepeerage.com John Preston, 1st and last Baron Tara
- ^ a b libraryireland.com Thomas Preston, Viscount Tara
- ^ "leighrayment.com Irish House of Commons 1692-1800". Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "No. 15281". The London Gazette. 2 August 1800. p. 890.