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Robert Molesworth was born on September 7, 1656, in Brackenstown, Dublin, the only child of Robert Molesworth, merchant, and Judithto Bysse.
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Robert Molesworth was born on September 7, 1656, in Brackenstown, Dublin, the only child of Robert Molesworth, merchant, and Judithto Bysse.
In 1675, Molesworth graduated from Trinity College, Dublin with a B. A.
When the prince of Orange entered England in 1688, he distinguished himself by an early and zealous appearance for his country's liberty and religion; which rendered him so obnoxious to king James, that he was attained, and his estate was sequestered by that king's parliament on May 2, 1689. But when king William was settled on the throne, he called this sufferer, for whom he had a particular esteem, into his privy-council; and, in 1692, sent him envoy extraordinary to the court of Denmark. Here he resided above three years, till some particulars in his conduct disobliging his Danish majesty, he was forbid the court.
Pretending business in Flanders, he retired thither without any audience of leave, and came from thence home: where he was soon arrived, than he drew up "An account of Denmark; " in which he represented the government of that country as arbitrary and tyrannical. This piece was greatly resented by prince George of Denmark, consort to the pricess, afterwards queen Ann; and Sheel, the Danish envoy, first presented a memorial to king William, complaining of it, and then furnished materials for an answer, which was executed by Dr. William King. It was however, well received by the public, and translated into several languages.
He served his country in the House of Commons in both kingdoms, being chosen for the borough of Swords in Ireland, and for those of Bodmyn, St. Michael, and East Retford in England; his conduct in the senate being always firm and steady to the principles he embraced. He was a member of the privy-council to queen Anne, till the latter-end of her reign; when, party running high, he was removed from the board, January 1713. But as he constantly asserted, and stenuously maintained the house of Hanover's right of succession to the throne, George I on the forming of his privy-council in Ireland, made him a member thereof, October 9, 1714, and the next month a comissioner of trade and plantations. His majesty also advanced him to the peerage of Ireland in 1716, by the title of baron of Phillipstown, and viscount Molesworth of Swords. His lordship was fellow of the Royal Society; and continued to serve his country with indefatigable industry, till the two last years of his life: when perceiving himself worn out with constant application to public affairs, he passed these in studious and learned retirement.
Besides his "History of Denmar", he wrote an "Address to the House of Commons, " for the encouragement of agriculture; and translated "Franco-Gallia, " a Latin treatise of the civilian Hottoman, giving an account of the free state of France, and other parts of Europe, before the lots of their liberties.
Robert Molesworth died on May 22, 1725.
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Robert Molesworth was a member of Parliament for Dublin County, member of Parliament for Swords, member of Parliament for Camelford, member of Parliament
for Lostwithiel, member of Parliament for East Retford and a member of Parliament
for Mitchell.
Robert Molesworth was also a member the Privy Council of Ireland.
On August 15, 1676, Robert Molesworth married Letitia Coote, third daughter of Richard Coote, 1st Baron Coote of Colooney, in Dublin. They had seventeen children.
Robert Molesworth also had a natural son, John Phillips Molesworth.