Archibald Acheson, 1st Viscount Gosford

Archibald Acheson 1st Viscount Gosford PC (Ire) (1 September 1718 – 5 September 1790), known as Sir Achibald Acheson, 6th Bt from 1748 to 1776, was an Irish peer and politician.^[1]

Life

The son of Sir Arthur Acheson, Bt, he succeeded to the baronetcy upon the death of his father, and was subsequently created Baron Gosford in 1776 and Viscount Gosford in 1785. Acheson entered the Irish House of Commons for Dublin University in 1741 and was a Member of Parliament for it until 1761. Subsequently, he represented County Armagh until 1776. In 1768, he was also elected for Killyleagh, but chose to sit for the latter constituency. Between 1776 and 1777, he was returned for Enniskillen. He was appointed High Sheriff of Armagh in 1751^[2] and High Sheriff of Cavan in 1761. Between 1756 and 1761, he was Deputy Governor of County Armagh and on 7 May he was sworn of the Privy Council of Ireland.

Family

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.

References

^ "Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860 George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir pp1,2: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
^ Stuart, John (1819). Historical Memoirs of The City of Armagh. Newry: Alexander Wilkinson. pp. 557.

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Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by Philip Tisdall John Elwood	Member of Parliament for Dublin University 1741–1761 With: Philip Tisdall	Succeeded by Philip Tisdall William Clement
Preceded by William Brownlow Francis Caulfeild	Member of Parliament for County Armagh 1761–1776 With: William Brownlow	Succeeded by William Brownlow Thomas Dawson
Preceded by John Blackwood John Congreve	Member of Parliament for Killyleagh 1768–1769 With: Viscount Ikerrin	Succeeded by Viscount Ikerrin Arthur Johnston
Preceded by Richard Gorges-Meredyth Hugh Henry Mitchell	Member of Parliament for Enniskillen 1776–1777 With: John Leigh	Succeeded by John Leigh Henry Flood
Peerage of Ireland
New creation	Viscount Gosford 1785–1790	Succeeded by Arthur Acheson
New creation	Baron Gosford 1776–1790	Succeeded by Arthur Acheson
Baronetage of Nova Scotia
Preceded by Arthur Acheson	Baronet (of Glencairny) 1748–1790	Succeeded by Arthur Acheson