John Corry

John Corry
John Corry
	Colonel John Corry, MP, by Thomas Pooley
Member of the Parliament of Ireland for Enniskillen
	In office; 1711–1713
Member of the Parliament of Ireland for County Fermanagh
	In office; 1719–1726
Personal details
Born	8 January 1667; Ireland, United Kingdom
Died	11 November 1726 (aged 59); Ireland, United Kingdom
Residence(s)	Ireland, United Kingdom
Alma mater	Kilkenny College; Trinity College Dublin
Occupation	Politician

Colonel John Corry (8 January 1667 – 11 November 1726)^[1] was an Irish politician.^[2]

He was the son of Colonel James Corry and his first wife Sarah Anketill, daughter of Captain Oliver Anketill.^[3] Corry was educated at Kilkenny College and Trinity College Dublin.^[4] Corry became High Sheriff of Fermanagh in 1711.^[5] In the same year, he contested successfully a by-election for Enniskillen and was a member of the Irish House of Commons until 1713.^[1] In 1719, Corry was returned for County Fermanagh, the same constituency his father had represented before, and held that position until his death in 1726.^[1]

On 7 February 1702, he married Sarah Leslie, daughter of William Leslie.^[6] They had four daughters and four sons.^[2] His only surviving son Leslie was a Member of Parliament for Killybegs.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Leigh Rayment - Irish House of Commons 1692-1800". Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ ^a ^b Marson, Peter (2007). Belmore: The Lowry Corrys of Castle Coole 1646-1913. Ulster Historical Foundation. pp. 8–9. ISBN 978-1-903688-64-9.
^ "ThePeerage - Colonel John Corry". Retrieved 20 February 2007.
^ Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860), George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir p. 175: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
^ Lowry-Corry, Richard (1891). The History of the Corry Family of Castlecoole. p. 49. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
^ The History of the Corry Family of Castlecoole. p. 46.

Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by John Cole Sir Michael Cole	Member of Parliament for Enniskillen 1711–1713 With: John Cole	Succeeded by John Cole Richard Cole
Preceded by Sir Gustavus Hume, 3rd Bt James Corry	Member of Parliament for County Fermanagh 1719–1726 With: Sir Gustavus Hume, 3rd Bt	Succeeded by Sir Gustavus Hume, 3rd Bt Henry Brooke