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Sir Henry Piers 1st Baronet (1629–1691), of Tristernagh Abbey County Westmeath, Ireland was an Anglo-Irish landowner, soldier, Member of Parliament, Sheriff of Counties Longford and Westmeath, Sheriff of St Johnstown, and an antiquarian. ==Biography== Piers was the son of Sir William Piers and Martha, daughter of Sir James Ware.〔 cites 〕 Piers served as a military officer in the 1640s, commanding a company in Colonel Castle's Regiment,〔Clarke, A. ''Prelude to Restoration in Ireland'', Cambridge UP, p.191〕 Piers held the office of Sheriff of Counties Longford and Westmeath in 1657–1658.〔 He was dubbed a knight by Henry Cromwell at Dublin Castle on 30 November 1658 (an honour that passed into oblivion with the Restoration in May 1660). He was Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Counties Longford and Westmeath in the Third Protectorate Parliament of 1659.〔 After the Restoration he was created a baronet on 18 February 1661. He was Sheriff of St Johnstown, County Longford between 1661 and 1666, and he held the office of Sheriff of County Westmeath in 1663.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sir Henry Piers, 1st Baronet」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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