John Preston, 1st Baron Tara, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Irish politician
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About John Preston, 1st Baron Tara
- John Preston, 1st Baron Tara (4 November 1764 – 18 July 1821), was an Irish politician. Preston was the son of John Preston, a descendant of a younger brother of Thomas Preston, 1st Viscount Tara, second son of Christopher Preston, 4th Viscount Gormanston.
- He inherited Bellinter House. He was elected to the Irish House of Commons as one of two representatives for Navan in 1783 (aged only 18), a seat he held until the Irish Parliament was abolished in 1800.
- He was raised to the Peerage of Ireland the same year as Baron Tara, of Bellinter in the County of Meath, a reward for his support for the Union.Lord Tara was childless and the title became extinct on his death in July 1821, aged 56.
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