Richard Burgh
Richard Burgh (; ; 1725 – September 1762) was an Irish barrister and politician who was MP for Naas (1759–1762). Biography Burgh was the son of the military engineer and architect Colonel Thomas Burgh MP and his wife, Mary Smyth. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He trained in law and worked as a barrister of Drumkeen, County Limerick. In 1759, he succeeded his older brother, Thomas, as Member of Parliament for Naas in the Irish House of Commons, sitting until 1762. He left much of his property to his sister Elizabeth's son, Walter Hussey, on condition of him adopting the additional surname of Burgh. References 1725 births 1762 deaths Irish MPs 1727–1760 Irish MPs 1761–1768 Politicians from County Kildare Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Kildare constituencies Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Richard