Dudley Cosby, 1st Baron Sydney

Dudley Alexander Sydney Cosby, 1st Baron Sydney (c. 1730 – 22 January 1774), was an Irish politician and diplomat.

Colonel Acland and Lord Sydney: The Archers by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Lord Sydney to the left.

Background

Cosby was the son of Pole Cosby, of Stradbally, Queen's County, and Mary, daughter of Henry Dodwell. Dudley Cosby was his grandfather.[1]

Political and diplomatic career

Cosby was elected to the Irish House of Commons as one of two representatives for Carrick in 1763, a seat he held until 1768.[2] In 1763 he was also appointed Minister Resident to Denmark, where he was to assist the aged Envoy Extraordinary, Walter Titley. He arrived in Copenhagen in February 1764, but returned to Britain already the following year.[3] In 1768 he was elevated to the Peerage of Ireland as Lord Sydney, of Leix, Baron Stradbally.

Family

Lord Sydney married Lady Isabella, daughter of Thomas St Lawrence, 1st Earl of Howth and Isabella King, in December 1773. He died in January the following year, when the barony became extinct. Lady Sydney died in October 1836.[1]

gollark: Pfft, *defenses*.
gollark: Yet another problem with the event: it's cheaper to destroy and rebuild the snow cannons than it is to repair them.
gollark: Waiting for materials for more expensive weapons, not that they'll probably do much.
gollark: That's what I'm doing. It's great.
gollark: How did you get that without building anything then?

References
  1. "Dudley Alexander Sydney Cosby, 1st and last Baron Sydney and Stradbally". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
  2. "leighrayment.com Irish House of Commons 1692-1800". Archived from the original on 2009-06-01. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
  3. "Dudley Cosby, Robert Gunning 1764–1771". Camden. Third Series. 36: 165–181. July 1926. doi:10.1017/S204217100000604X. ISSN 2042-1710.
Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by
St George St George
Robert French		 Member of Parliament for Carrick
1763–1768
With: Robert French		 Succeeded by
Henry Sandford
Robert Clements
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Walter Titley		 Minister Resident to Denmark
(Walter Titley was Envoy Extraordinary during the time)
1763–1765		 Succeeded by
Walter Titley
Peerage of Ireland
New creation Baron Sydney
1768–1774		 Extinct
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