Sheares, Henry
Sheares, Henry (1755?–1798), and his brother John Sheares (1766?–1798), barristers and United Irishmen, were born at Goldenbush, Co. Cork, the first and fourth sons respectively of a Cork banker, Henry Sheares (qv), and his wife, Jane Anne (…...
Sibthorpe, Sir Christopher
Sibthorpe, Sir Christopher (d. 1632/3), judge and religious writer, was third son of John Sibthorpe of Much Bardfield, Essex, England; no details of his mother are known. He matriculated at Cambridge before entering Middle Temple (1584) and was called to the bar (1594). He was…...
Singleton, Henry
Singleton, Henry (1682–1759), politician and judge, was fourth son of Edward Singleton of Drogheda, Co. Louth, MP in the Irish house of commons, and Catherine Singleton (née Newtown). He was educated at Mr Ellis Walker's school in Drogheda, before entering…...
Sirr, Henry Charles
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Smith, Michael
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Smith, Sir William Cusack
Smith, Sir William Cusack (1766–1836), 2nd baronet, politician, judge, was born 23 January 1766 in Dublin, eldest son of Sir Michael Smith and his first wife, Mary (d. 1798), daughter and heiress of James Cusack of Ballyronan, Co. Wicklow, and Coolmines, Co. Dublin. His father Sir…...
Stawell, Sir William Foster
Stawell, Sir William Foster (1815–89), lawyer and chief justice of Victoria, Australia, was born 27 June 1815 at Old Court, Mallow, Co. Cork, second son among ten children of Jonas Stawell (1769–1840), barrister and classical scholar, and Anna Stawell (née Foster). Educated at…...
Stephens, Edward Millington
Stephens, Edward Millington (1888–1955), barrister, civil servant, and biographer, was born 8 November 1888 at 3 Orwell Park, Rathgar, Dublin, second child and younger son among two sons and one daughter of Henry Francis Colclough Stephens (1856–1935), a solicitor distantly…...
St George, Richard St George Mansergh
St George, Richard St George Mansergh (c.1752–98), landlord, artist and soldier, was born Richard St George Mansergh, the only son of James Mansergh, landowner and soldier of Macrony Castle, Co. Cork, and his second wife Mary, a natural daughter of Lieutenant-General…...
Stokes, Whitley
Stokes, Whitley (1830–1909), lawyer and Celtic scholar, was born 28 February 1830 in Dublin, the eldest son of Dr William Stokes (qv), heart specialist, and his wife, Mary, daughter of John Black of Glasgow. The Stokes children were raised…...
Sugden, Sir Edward Burtenshaw
Sugden, Sir Edward Burtenshaw (1781–1875), 1st Baron St Leonards , lawyer, politician, was born 12 February 1781 in Duke St., London, second son of Richard Sugden, barber, and Charlotte Sugden (née Burtenshaw). He was apprenticed to a conveyancer named Groom and was admitted on 16…...
Sullivan, Francis Stoughton
Sullivan, Francis Stoughton (1715–66), antiquary and lawyer, was born in Co. Galway, son of Francis Sullivan, lieutenant in the army; nothing is known of his mother. After schooling in Waterford under Mr Fell, he entered TCD (25 January…...
Sullivan, Sir Edward
Sullivan, Sir Edward (1822–85), politician and lord chancellor of Ireland, was born 10 July 1822 at Mallow, Co. Cork, eldest son of Edward Sullivan (1795–1867), a wealthy merchant, and his wife Anne (née Lynch), widow of John Surflen. Edward was educated at Midleton College, Co.…...
Supple, Gerald Henry
Supple, Gerald Henry (1823–98), journalist, lawyer, poet, and nationalist, was born in Cork city, eldest son among two sons and four daughters of Thomas Supple, of Bowling Green St., Cork city, and Letitia Anne Supple (née Sherlock), of Ballintemple, Co. Cork, a lineal descendant…...
Sutton, Thomas Manners
Sutton, Thomas Manners (1756–1842), 1st Baron Manners and lord chancellor of Ireland, was born 24 February 1756 in England, fifth son of Lord George Manners-Sutton and his first wife, Diana (née Chaplin); he was the cousin of Charles…...
Taylor, John Sydney
Taylor, John Sydney (1795–1841), barrister and journalist, was born in Donnybrook, Dublin, son of John Taylor, artist. His father had been born John McKinley but had assumed the surname of Taylor, and was descended from Capt. David McKinley who had commanded a company of the…...
Temple, Sir John
Temple, Sir John (1632–1705), lawyer and politician, was born in Blackfriars, London, second son of Sir John Temple (qv), master of the rolls for Ireland and author of The Irish rebellion (1646), and his wife Mary Hammond of…...
Temple, Sir William
Temple, Sir William (1555–1627), philosopher and provost of TCD, was born in Warwickshire, England, son of Anthony Temple. Educated at Eton, William entered King's College, Cambridge, where he was a fellow, graduating BA (1578) and…...
Thornberry, Cedric Henry Reid
Thornberry, Cedric Henry Reid (1936–2014), human rights lawyer, journalist and UN official, was born on 22 June 1936 at 14 Ardmore Park South, Belfast, the elder son of (William Henry) Laylee Thornbury, headmaster of Lurgan Model School, and his wife Lila (née Watson). Cedric was raised…...
Tighe, Edward
Tighe, Edward (1740–1801?), politician, lawyer, and writer, was the second son in the family of three sons and two daughters of William Tighe (1710–66) and his first wife Mary (d. 1748), eldest daughter of John Bligh, 1st earl of Darnley. William Tighe, born on 21 December 1710,…...
Tighe, William
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Toland, John
Toland, John (1670–1722), freethinker and polemical writer, was probably born in Inishowen, Co. Donegal, on 30 November 1670. Reputed to be the illegitimate son of a catholic priest, Toland may have been baptised ‘Joannes Eugenius’, which he later altered to a pen name, ‘Janus Junius’.…...
Toler, John
Toler, John (1741?–1831), 1st earl of Norbury , judge and MP, was second son of Daniel Toler of Beechwood, Co. Tipperary, and of the latter's second wife, Letitia, daughter of Thomas Otway, of Castle Otway, also of Co. Tipperary. After school in Kilkenny, he attended…...
Torrens, Robert
Torrens, Robert (1774–1856), judge, was born 14 October 1774, near Dungiven, Co. Londonderry, second son of the Rev. Thomas Torrens (1741–c.1780) of Londonderry and his wife Elizabeth (d. early 1780s), daughter of Sir Samuel Curry. It is likely that he accompanied his…...
Trant, Dominick
Trant, Dominick (1738–90), MP and lawyer, was born in Co. Kerry, second son of Dominick Trant, merchant, and his first wife Catherine, daughter of Thomas Trant of Kerry, a distant relation. He entered TCD (August 1756) aged seventeen -…...