The Viscount Galway | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Pontefract | |
| In office 1749–1751 Serving with George Morton Pitt | |
| Preceded by | George Morton Pitt William Monckton |
| Succeeded by | George Morton Pitt William Monckton |
| In office 1734–1747 Serving with Sir William Lowther, 2nd Baronet, George Morton Pitt | |
| Preceded by | Sir William Lowther, 2nd Baronet John Mordaunt |
| Succeeded by | George Morton Pitt William Monckton |
| Member of Parliament for Clitheroe | |
| In office 1727–1734 Serving with Thomas Lister | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Lister Nathaniel Curzon |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Lister William Curzon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1695 |
| Died | 15 July 1751 (aged 55–56) |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouses | Lady Elizabeth Manners
(died 1730)Jane Westenra
(m. 1734) |
| Children | William Monckton-Arundell, 2nd Viscount Galway Robert Monckton John Monckton Henry Monckton Edward Monckton Mary Boyle, Countess of Cork and Orrery |
| Parent(s) | Robert Monckton Theodosia Fountaine |
| Residence(s) | Hodroyd Hall Serlby Hall |
| Alma mater | Trinity Hall, Cambridge |
John Monckton, 1st Viscount Galway (c. 1695 – 15 July 1751) was an English Whig politician and peer who sat in the British House of Commons between 1727 and 1751. He was elevated to the peerage of Ireland as the first Viscount Galway in 1727.