Richard Jones, 1st Earl of Ranelagh

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Richard Jones, 1st Earl of Ranelagh, was a 17th-century Anglo-Irish statesman and courtier who served as English Paymaster of the Forces and became a prominent political figure under Charles II and William III.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Irish statesman
English politician
courtier
human
activity court politics
financial administration
burialPlace Westminster Abbey NERFINISHED
centuryOfActivity 17th century
early 18th century
child Lady Frances Jones NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Ireland NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1641
dateOfDeath 1712-01-05
era Restoration England NERFINISHED
Williamite era
ethnicGroup Anglo-Irish
familyName Jones
father Arthur Jones, 2nd Viscount Ranelagh NERFINISHED
givenName Richard
honorificPrefix The Right Honourable
memberOf English Parliament NERFINISHED
Irish Parliament NERFINISHED
mother Katherine Boyle NERFINISHED
nobleRank Earl
nobleTitle 1st Earl of Ranelagh NERFINISHED
notableFor long tenure as Paymaster of the Forces
reforming the system of army finance
parliamentaryTermEnd 1702
parliamentaryTermStart 1679
placeOfBirth Ireland NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London
politicalAlignment Court Whig NERFINISHED
positionHeld Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland
Member of Parliament of England
Member of the Irish House of Commons
Paymaster of the Forces NERFINISHED
Privy Counsellor of England
Privy Counsellor of Ireland
relative Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork NERFINISHED
residence Dublin NERFINISHED
Ranelagh House, Chelsea NERFINISHED
servedUnder Charles II of England NERFINISHED
Mary II of England NERFINISHED
William III of England NERFINISHED
sibling Elizabeth Jones, Viscountess Ranelagh NERFINISHED
spouse Elizabeth Willoughby NERFINISHED

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Ranelagh Gardens namedAfter Richard Jones, 1st Earl of Ranelagh
Ranelagh School namedAfter Richard Jones, 1st Earl of Ranelagh