Henry Cairnes

Sir Henry Cairnes, 2nd Baronet (1673 – 16 June 1743) was an Irish politician, a banker and merchant in London and a baronet in the Baronetage of Great Britain.^[1]

He was the third and youngest son of John Cairnes and his wife Jane Miller, daughter of James Miller.^[2] On 30 October 1732, according to a special remainder, he succeeded his oldest brother Alexander as baronet.^[1]^[2] Another brother was William Cairnes.^[1] In 1732, Cairnes entered the Irish House of Commons for Monaghan Borough, the same constituency Alexander had represented before, and sat for it until his death in 1743.^[1]

On 10 July 1711, he married Frances Gould, daughter of John Gould, his brother's brother-in-law and a Director of the East India Company, at St Peter le Poer in London.^[1] He died childless on 16 June 1743 and with his death the baronetcy became extinct.^[2] His will was proven on 24 August 1745.^[1]

His widow died on 8 March 1750 and was buried 3 days later at Putney.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Cokayne, George Edward (1906) Complete Baronetage. Volume V. Exeter: W. Pollard & Co. LCCN 06-23564. p. 7
^ ^a ^b ^c Burke, John (1841). John Bernhard Burke (ed.). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland (2nd ed.). London: Scott, Webster, and Geary. p. 95.

Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by Francis Lucas Sir Alexander Cairnes, Bt	Member of Parliament for Monaghan Borough 1732–1743 With: Francis Lucas	Succeeded by Francis Lucas John Dawson
Baronetage of Great Britain
Preceded by Alexander Cairnes	Baronet (of Monaghan) 1732–1743	Extinct

[CB-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Cokayne, George Edward (1906) Complete Baronetage. Volume V. Exeter: W. Pollard & Co. LCCN 06-23564. p. 7

[Burke-2] Burke, John (1841). John Bernhard Burke (ed.). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland (2nd ed.). London: Scott, Webster, and Geary. p. 95.

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