Sir Tristram Beresford, 3rd Baronet [SEP] noble title
Sir Tristram Beresford, 3rd Baronet
Sir Tristram Beresford, 3rd Baronet (1669 – 16 June 1701) was an Irish politician and baronet.
Background.
He was the second, but oldest surviving son of Sir Randal Beresford, 2nd Baronet and his wife Catherine Annesley, daughter of Francis Annesley, 1st Viscount Valentia. In 1681, he succeeded his father as baronet.
Career.
Commanding a Protestant regiment, Beresford was attained by King James II of England in May 1689. However he was acquitted after the
1694 he was outlawed for high treason, probably for supporting James II during the Williamite War in Ireland. However, he must have been rehabilitated, as he served as a Cornet Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough's Dragoons while in Spain. From 1715 he styled himself as 2nd Baron Nugent of Riverston. In February 1737 he recovered his estate by Act of Parliament 1728.
He married Susanna Catherina Beresford, daughter of Sir Tristram Beresford, 3rd Bt. and Hon. Nichola Sophia Hamilton, in 1703. He died