Sir Capel Molyneux, 3rd Baronet

Sir Capel Molyneux, 3rd Baronet PC (Ire) (1717 – August 1797) was an Irish politician.

The Right Honourable Sir Capel Molyneux, Bt PC (Ire)
Member of Parliament for Clogher
In office 1776–1783 Serving with Thomas St George
Preceded by	John Staples William Moore
Succeeded by	Sackville Hamilton Thomas St George
Member of Parliament for Dublin University
In office 1768–1776 Serving with Philip Tisdall
Preceded by	William Clement Philip Tisdall
Succeeded by	Richard Hely-Hutchinson Walter Burgh
Member of Parliament for Clogher
In office 1761–1768 Serving with Samuel Lowe, William Moore
Preceded by	Richard Vincent Nehemiah Nixon Donnellan
Succeeded by	John Staples William Moore
Personal details
Born	1717
Died	August 1797(1797-08-00) (aged 79–80)
Spouses	Elizabeth East ​ ​ (m. 1747; died 1757)​ Elizabeth Adlercron ​ ​ (after 1766)​

Early life

Capel was the son of Sir Thomas Molyneux, 1st Baronet and his second wife Catherine Howard, daughter of Professor Ralph Howard. In 1738 he succeeded his brother Daniel to the title of Baronet and to all the family estates except Castle Dillon, which he did not inherit until 1759, when the former wife of his late first cousin died.^[1]

Capel graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1737 and received an honorary LLD in 1768.^[1]

Career

He was appointed High Sheriff of Armagh in 1744^[2] and sat for Clogher in the Irish House of Commons from 1761 to 1768. Subsequently, he represented Dublin University to 1776 and then again for Clogher to 1783. He was invested to the Privy Council of Ireland in 1776.

Marriages and children

His first marriage was in 1747 to Elizabeth East, sister of Sir William East, 1st Baronet, they had two sons and two daughters:

• Sir Capel Molyneux, 4th Baronet (1750–1832), who married Margaret O'Donnell, daughter of Sir Neal O'Donnell, 1st Baronet, in 1785.^[3]
• George William Molyneux (1751–1806),^[4] who served as MP for Granard.^[5]
• Anne Molyneux, who married Sir Anthony Brabazon, 1st Baronet.^[6]
• Harriet Molyneux (d. 1866), who married Gen. William John Arabin.^[6]

In 1757 his first wife died and he married Elizabeth Adlercron, a daughter of Elizabeth Arabin and Lt. Gen. John Adlercron, formerly Commander-in-Chief, India, on 17 August 1766. By her he had two sons:^[7]

• Sir Thomas Molyneux, 5th Baronet (1766–1841), who married Elizabeth Perrin, daughter of Thomas Perrin, in 1800.^[7]
• John Molyneux (1769–1832) of the Royal Navy who married Ella Young, daughter of John Young, in 1800.^[7]

Sir Capel died in August 1797 and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son, Capel.^[8]

Descendants

Through his daughter Anne, he was a grandfather of Sir William Brabazon, 2nd Baronet, and Sarah Brabazon (who married Henry Roper-Curzon, 14th Baron Teynham). Through his daughter Harriet, he was a grandfather of William St Julien Arabin, who served as the Judge-Advocate-General of the Army.^[9][10]

References

1. Irish Builder and Engineer. Howard MacGarvey & Sons. 1887. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
2. Stuart, John (1819). Historical Memoirs of The City of Armagh. Newry: Alexander Wilkinson. pp. 557.
3. E. M. Swinhoe, editor, Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 98th edition (London, U.K.: Burkes Peerage Ltd, 1940), page 1752.
4. "The Gentleman's Magazine". London, England: F. Jefferies. 1806: 779. Retrieved 7 February 2022. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
5. Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2006). MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800. Ulster Historical Foundation. ISBN 978-1-903688-60-1. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
6. Cokayne, George Edward (1906). Complete Baronetage: Great Britain and Ireland, 1707-1800, and Jacobite, 1688-1788. W. Pollard & Company, Limited. p. 441. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
7. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage. Burke's Peerage Limited. 1850. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
8. Molyneux, Nellie Zada Rice (1904). History, Genealogical and Biographical, of the Molyneux Families. C. W. Bardeen. p. 166. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
9. "Death of Mr. Serjeant Arabin". The Times. 17 December 1841. p. 4.
10. "Mr. Serjeant Arabin". The Gentleman's Magazine: 219. 1842.

External links

• Craigavon Historical Society

Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by Richard Vincent Nehemiah Nixon Donnellan	Member of Parliament for Clogher 1761–1768 With: Samuel Lowe 1761–65 William Moore 1765–68	Succeeded by John Staples William Moore
Preceded by William Clement Philip Tisdall	Member of Parliament for Dublin University 1768–1776 With: Philip Tisdall	Succeeded by Richard Hely-Hutchinson Walter Burgh
Preceded by John Staples William Moore	Member of Parliament for Clogher 1776–1783 With: Thomas St George	Succeeded by Sackville Hamilton Thomas St George
Baronetage of Ireland
Preceded by Daniel Molyneux	Baronet (of Castle Dillon) 1733–1797	Succeeded by Capel Molyneux