Born:

1665

Died:

1745

Army officer and Jacobite leader. Graduated from Christ Church, Oxford and appointed Knight of the Garter and Chancellor of Dublin and Oxford Universities in 1688. Fought with William at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 and at Steenkerke in 1692. Held the position of Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from February 1703 to 1707. Voted with the Tories against the impeachment of Sacheverell, and returned to high office with the new administration. Present during the assassination attempt by de Guiscard in March 1711. Reappointed lord lieutenant in October 1710; made captain-general of the armed forces in 1712.

Ormond's contact with the Jacobite court in France, beginning in October 1713, resulted in the loss of his offices when George I came to power. Impeached for treason in June 1715, he fled to the continent and remained an active supporter of the Jacobite cause until his death in exile.

Swift held Ormond in the highest regard, and continued to correspond with the Duchess. A letter from Swift was among the items seized at the time of Ormond's impeachment.