Background
He was the only son of James Bernard and his wife Esther Smith, daughter of Percy Smith.
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Francis Bernard
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Career
Subsequently he represented Bandonbridge in the Irish House of Commons until 1790. In 1793, Bernard was raised to the peerage with the title Baron Bandon, of Bandonbridge, in the County of Cork, and in 1795, he was further ennobled as Viscount Bandon, of Bandonbridge, in the County of Cork. On 29 August 1800, he was finally advanced to the dignities of Earl of Bandon and Viscount Bernard.
Bernard was one of the thirty original Irish Representative Peers and sat in the House of Lords between from 1801 until his death in 1830.
On 12 February 1784, Bernard married Catherine Henrietta Boyle, only daughter of the 2nd Earl of Shannon.
Membership
Between 1778 and 1783, Bernard sat as Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Ennis.
