, ▁ 6 th ▁B t ▁from ▁ 1 7 4 8 ▁to ▁ 1 7 7 6 , ▁was ▁an ▁Irish ▁peer ▁and ▁politician . ▁ ▁Life ▁The ▁son ▁of ▁Sir ▁Arthur ▁A ches on , ▁ 5 th ▁Baron et , ▁he ▁succeeded ▁to ▁the ▁baron et cy ▁upon ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁father , ▁and ▁was ▁subsequently ▁created ▁Baron ▁G os ford ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 6 ▁and ▁Vis count ▁G os ford ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 5 . ▁A ches on ▁entered ▁the ▁Irish ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁for ▁Dublin ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 1 ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁it ▁until ▁ 1 7 6 1 . ▁Sub sequently , ▁he ▁represented ▁Arm agh ▁County ▁until ▁ 1 7 7 6 . ▁In ▁ 1 7 6 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁elected ▁for ▁K illy le agh , ▁but ▁chose ▁to ▁sit ▁for ▁the ▁latter ▁constitu ency . ▁Between ▁ 1 7 7 6 ▁and ▁ 1 7 7 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁returned ▁for ▁En n isk ill en . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁High ▁Sher iff ▁of ▁Arm agh ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 1 ▁and ▁High ▁Sher iff ▁of ▁Cav an ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 1 . ▁Between ▁ 1 7 5 6 ▁and ▁ 1 7 6 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁Deput y ▁Governor ▁of ▁County ▁Arm agh ▁and ▁on ▁ 7 ▁May ▁he ▁was ▁sw orn ▁of ▁the ▁Priv y ▁Council ▁of ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁Family ▁He