He held the office of Serjeant-at-law and sat for many years in the Irish House of Commons as member for Fore.
[2] His father was a barrister of considerable eminence, and as a young man enjoyed the personal confidence of King William III, who employed him on a number of diplomatic missions.
[3] Richard was the least distinguished of the three: he never rose to higher office, whereas Anthony became a major figure in Government, holding office as Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland, while Edmond became a judge of the Court of Common Pleas (Ireland).
[3] He was beset in his last years by financial worries as well as professional disappointment: he died £10000 in debt, although the Serjeant's salary, and the various perquisites attached to it, should have made him a wealthy man.
A senior judge said cynically that Malone's financial misfortune meant that ambitious lawyers would no longer be attracted to the office of Second Serjeant.