James Corry (Irish politician)

He was the son of John Corry and his wife Blanch Johnston,[2] and originated initially from Dumfries in Scotland.

[3] His father, having been a merchant, moved to Ireland in 1641 and settled first in Belfast, then in Fermanagh from 1656.

[4] In 1666, Corry was appointed captain of the Fermanagh Militia by the Duke of Ormonde and became its colonel in 1689.

[2] In the Glorious Revolution of 1688, he was accused to support King James II of England, however already in the following year his loyalty to King William III of England was confirmed and he was acquitted.

[3] Corry was elected a Member of Parliament for County Fermanagh in 1692, and represented the constituency until his death in 1718.