Lawrence Parsons, second earl of Rosse

(1758-1841)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Rosse, Lawrence Parsons, Earl of, 1758-1841 NRA: Parsons Lawrence (1758-1841) 2nd Earl of Rosse DNB: Parsons, Lawrence, second earl of Rosse (1758-1841), politician LBT ID: LdRosse2 VIAF ID: 18769144 LOC ID: n88087416	B/BAP: 1758-05-21 DIED: 1841-02-24
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Educated at Trinity College, Dublin, he was a follower of Henry Flood in the Irish Parliament and opposed the Union; his politics became more conservative after he inherited his title in 1809.
REFERENCES TO Lawrence Parsons, second earl of Rosse: Morgan, Lady (Sydney), 1783-1859, Lady Morgan’s Memoirs: Autobiography, Diaries and Correspondence. Second Edition, Revised 2 vols (London: Wm. H. Allen & Co., 1863) Chapter XVI Found 1: ¶ n1 Chapter XXI Found 2: ¶ 9 ¶ 11