John Stratford, 3rd Earl of Aldborough

He was the second son of John Stratford, 1st Earl of Aldborough, and his wife Martha O'Neale, daughter of the Venerable Benjamin O'Neale, of Mount Neale, County Carlow; sometime Archdeacon of Leighlin.

[1] In 1763, Stratford replaced his father as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Baltinglass, upon the latter's elevation to the peerage.

[2] In 1776, he was returned to the Irish House of Commons for County Wicklow, replacing Ralph Howard, who had left the House to be elevated to the peerage as Baron Clonmore, and chose to sit for Wicklow in preference to Baltinglass.

[3] In April 1777, he married Elizabeth Hamilton, eldest daughter of Reverend Frederick Hamilton, Archdeacon of Raphoe and son of Lord Archibald Hamilton, and they had several daughters:[4] His granddaughter Marcia (née Tate, d.1893) married Anthony Lyster of Stillorgan (1797-1880) in 1825 and were the parents of Lieutenant General Harry Hammon Lyster VC.

[6] Stratford died at Belan House in County Kildare in 1823[4] and lacking male issue, he was succeeded in his titles by his younger brother Benjamin.