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Richard Molesworth

1680 - 1758

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Born: 1680
Died: 12 October 1758
Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Date of election for Royal Society fellowship: 15/03/1722
Occupation: Soldier
Relationships: Son of Robert, 1st Viscount Molesworth (FRS 1698) and his wife, Letitia, daughter of Richard Coote, Baron Coote of Coloony, and his wife, Mary, daughter of Sir George St George; succeeded his elder brother (1731); brother of Coote Molesworth (FRS 1731). Married: 1) Jane Lucas of Dublin; 2) Mary Jenney, daughter of William Usher, Archdeacon of Clonfert, and his first wife, Mary, daughter of the Rev Christophilus Jenney, DD; his widow, with her brother, two daughters, and five others, was burnt to death at her house in Upper Brook Street (1763)
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Richard Molesworth

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