Robert French

Deceased Person

1690 –

85

Who is Robert French?

Robert French was an Irish judge of the Court of Common Pleas; he was extremely unpopular with his colleagues, who thought poorly of him as a lawyer and a judge.

He was born in Liverpool, and grew up in Dungar, now Frenchpark, County Roscommon. He was the second son of the wealthy landowner Colonel John French, nicknamed An Tiarna Mór. His mother was Anne Gore, daughter of Sir Arthur Gore, 1st Baronet. While his father's wealth and connections no doubt helped him in his career, he also owed much to his mother's family, in particular his uncle George Gore.

He attended the local school in Roscommon, matriculated from the University of Dublin in 1708, took his degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1715 and was made Doctor of Law in 1730. He entered the Middle Temple in 1710 and was called to the Irish Bar in 1717. He sat in the Irish House of Commons as member for Jamestown, County Leitrim from 1727 to 1745.

In 1745 his uncle Mr Justice Gore announced that he would retire from the Court of Common Pleas on condition that French replace him.

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Born
1690
Liverpool
Nationality
  • Republic of Ireland
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on July 23, 2013

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