Background
He was the son of Thomas Bernard of Castle Bernard, Birr, King"s County (now Company Offaly).
He was the son of Thomas Bernard of Castle Bernard, Birr, King"s County (now Company Offaly).
He commissioned the building of a new gothic mansion on the family estate at Kinnitty. He was appointed High Sheriff of King"s County for 1798-1799. He died intestate in Dublin in 1834.
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He was then elected at the 1802 general election as a Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for King"s County (now County Offaly), holding the seat until 1833.