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	==Family==		==Family==
	He was the youngest son of John MacMahon, comptroller of the Port of [[Limerick]], and his second wife Mary Stackpoole. He had a full brother, Sir [[William MacMahon]], 1st Baronet, [[Master of the Rolls in Ireland]], and an elder half-brother, [[Sir John McMahon, 1st Baronet]], Private Secretary to [[George IV\|the Prince Regent]] from 1811 to 1817. ~~There was~~ at least one sister who married a Mr O'Halloran: her daughter, whose first name is uncertain, was the first wife of the writer and politician [[Richard Lalor Sheil]]. She died in childbirth in 1822.		He was the youngest son of John MacMahon, comptroller of the Port of [[Limerick]], and his second wife Mary Stackpoole, daughter of James Stackpoole. He had a full brother, Sir [[William MacMahon]], 1st Baronet, [[Master of the Rolls in Ireland]], and an elder half-brother, [[Sir John McMahon, 1st Baronet]], Private Secretary to [[George IV\|the Prince Regent]] from 1811 to 1817. He had at least one sister, who married a Mr O'Halloran: her daughter, whose first name is uncertain, was the first wife of the writer and politician [[Richard Lalor Sheil]]. She died in childbirth in 1822.

	While Thomas and William were both gifted men, their early careers were hampered by their relatively humble social origins, and there is little doubt that their half-brother's political influence greatly assisted in their rise to prominence.		While Thomas and William were both gifted men, their early careers were hampered by their relatively humble social origins, and there is little doubt that their half-brother's political influence greatly assisted them in their rise to prominence.

	John was the first of the [[McMahon Baronets]] of Ashley Manor: on his death in 1817 the title passed to Thomas by [[special remainder]].		John was the first of the [[McMahon Baronets]] of Ashley Manor: on his death in 1817, the title passed to Thomas by [[special remainder]].

	He married Emily Westropp, daughter of Michael Roberts Westropp of Sunvile, [[County Limerick]] (not to		He married Emily Westropp, daughter of Michael Roberts Westropp of Sunvile, [[County Limerick]] (not to be confused with his grandson, Sir [[Michael Roberts Westropp]]) and Jane Godsell, and they had nine children, including General [[Sir Thomas Westropp McMahon, 3rd Baronet]].
	be confused with his grandson, Sir [[Michael Roberts Westropp]]) and Jane Godsell, and they had nine children, including General [[Sir Thomas Westropp McMahon, 3rd Baronet]].

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[[Lieutenant-General]] '''Sir Thomas McMahon, 2nd Baronet''' (1779–1860) was a [[British Army]] officer.

==Family==
He was the youngest son of John MacMahon, comptroller of the Port of [[Limerick]], and his second wife Mary Stackpoole. He had a full brother, Sir [[William MacMahon]], 1st Baronet, [[Master of the Rolls in Ireland]], and an elder half-brother, [[Sir John McMahon, 1st Baronet]], Private Secretary to [[George IV|the Prince Regent]] from 1811 to 1817. There was at least one sister who married a Mr O'Halloran: her daughter, whose first name is uncertain, was the first wife of the writer and politician [[Richard Lalor Sheil]]. She died in childbirth in 1822.

While Thomas and William were both gifted men, their early careers were hampered by their relatively humble social origins, and there is little doubt that their half-brother's political influence greatly assisted in their rise to prominence.

John was the first of the [[McMahon Baronets]] of Ashley Manor: on his death in 1817 the title passed to Thomas by [[special remainder]].

He married Emily Westropp, daughter of Michael Roberts Westropp of Sunvile, [[County Limerick]] (not to
be confused with his grandson, Sir [[Michael Roberts Westropp]]) and Jane Godsell, and they had nine children, including General [[Sir Thomas Westropp McMahon, 3rd Baronet]].

==Military career==
McMahon served in the Portuguese army in the [[Peninsular War]] and became adjutant-general in India.<ref>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/17689?docPos=2 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]</ref> He went on to be [[List of Governors of Portsmouth|Lieutenant-Governor of Portsmouth]] and General Officer Commanding [[Southern Command (United Kingdom)|South-West District]] in 1834<ref>[http://history.inportsmouth.co.uk/people/governors.htm Governors of Portsmouth] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223035412/http://history.inportsmouth.co.uk/people/governors.htm |date=23 February 2015 }}</ref> and became [[Commander-in-chief]] of the [[Bombay Army]] on 14 February 1840 retiring from that post on 8 April 1847.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3VQTAAAAYAAJ|author=Great Britain India Office|title=The India List and India Office List|volume=I|year=1819|publisher=Harrison|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=3VQTAAAAYAAJ&printsec=toc#PRA1-PA127,M1 127]|accessdate=2009-01-08}}</ref>

==References==
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{{s-bef|before=[[Colin Campbell (British Army officer, born 1776)|Sir Colin Campbell]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Southern Command (United Kingdom)|GOC South-West District]]|years=1834–1839}}
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{{s-bef|before=[[John Keane, 1st Baron Keane|Sir John Keane]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Bombay Army|C-in-C, Bombay Army]]|years=1840–1847}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Willoughby Cotton|Sir Willoughby Cotton]]}}
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{{s-bef | before=[[John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton|Sir John Colborne]]}}
{{s-ttl | title=Colonel of the [[94th Regiment of Foot]] | years=1838–1847}}
{{s-aft | after=[[William Warre|Sir William Warre]]}}
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{{s-bef | before=[[John Lambert (British Army officer)|Sir John Lambert]]}}
{{s-ttl | title=Colonel of the [[10th (North Lincoln) Regiment of Foot]] | years=1847–1860}}
{{s-aft | after=Thomas Burke}}
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{{s-bef | before=[[Sir John McMahon, 1st Baronet|John McMahon]]}}
{{s-ttl | title=[[McMahon baronets|Baronet]]<br />'''(of Ashley Manor)''' | years=1817–1860}}
{{s-aft | after=[[Sir Thomas McMahon, 3rd Baronet|Thomas McMahon]]}}
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