BELLOMONT 109 [Richard Coote, styled Viscount Coote, or Lord Coloonv, s. and h. ap., by ist wife. He was Capt. in the ist regt. of Foot Guards. He d. v.p., unm., 23 Oct. 1740, in London.] [Thomas Coote, j/y/f^ Viscount Coote, or Lord Coloony, 2nd, but 1st surv. s. and h. ap., by ist wife, b. 15 Apr., and bap. 14 May 17 10, at St. Anne's, Soho. He m. Elizabeth, ist da. of Thomas Bond, of Dublin, merchant. She d. 9, and was bur. 27 July 1763, at St. Anne's, Soho. He d. v.p. and s.p., aged 54 in London, 24, and was bur. 31 Mar. 1765, at St. Anne's, Soho, from Southwark [. the King's Bench prison], as Viscount Coote. Admon. 18 Jan. 1766.] V. 1767 I. Charles (Coote), Lord Coote, Baron OF CoLooNY to [L], formerly of Coote Hill, co. Cavan, s. and h. of 1800. Charles Coote, of the same, (M.P. for co. Cavan 1727 till his death, 19 Dec. 1750) by Prudence, da. of Richard Geering, one of the six clerks of the Court of Chancery [I.], which last named Charles was s. of the Hon. Thomas Coote, of Coote Hill afsd., sometime a Justice of the King's Bench [L], br. of Richard, ist Earl of Bellomont [I.], and yst. s. of Richard, ist Lord Coote of Coloony [1.]. He was bap. 12 Apr. 1738, and was M.P. for co. Cavan 1761-66. Having taken an active part in quelling an insurrection in the North of Ireland, he was made K.B., (his investiture being performed by the Lord Lieutenant [I.], at Dublin Castle on 16 Jan. 1764) soon after which, viz. on 10 Feb. 1766, he sue. his cousin, the 3rd Earl of Bellomont [L], in the Barony of Coote of Coloony [L], as abovenamed (being h. male of the body of Richard, the ist Baron), and took his seat 7 Mar. following. Deputy Quarter Master Gen. of the Forces, Oct. 1766-73. On 4 Sep. 1767 he was cr. "EARL OF BELLAMONT {sic) in our Kingdom of Ireland,"^) and took his seat 20 Oct. 1770. In Jan. 1771 he inherited the estates of Birtsmorton and Berrow, co. Worcester. C") On 12 May 1774 (a few months before his marriage), he was cr. a Baronet [E.], with a spec. rem. (failing the heirs male of his body) to "Charles Coote, of Donybrook, CO. Dublin, Esq." P.C. [L] 19 Dec. 1774; Custos Rot. ofco. Cavan 1780- 1800; Joint Post Master Gen. [L] 1789-97. He m., 20 Aug. 1774, at Blackrock, co. Dublin, or Carton, co. Kildare, Emily Mary Margaretta, 2nd da. of James (FitzGerald), ist Duke of Leinster [I.], by Emilia Mary, da. of Charles (Lennox), 2nd Duke of Richmond. He d. s.p.m.s. legit., 20 Oct. 1800, of inflammation of the lungs, in Dublin, aged 62, when all (=) It is spelt (in this solitary instance) in this Italianised manner in the enrol- ment in Chancery, but doubtless by mistake for Belbmont which was the name of the title conferred previously. See vol. i, p. 113, note " b," for a similar instance sub " Altamont." (^) See previous page, note " e."
