page_title: Robert Rochfort
hierarchical_section_title: Robert Rochfort
caption_attribution_description: English: Painting of Robert Rochfort (1652-1727) as Speaker of the Irish House of Commons by an unknown artist.
context_page_description: Robert Rochfort was a leading Irish lawyer, politician and judge of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. He held office as Attorney General for Ireland, Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer, and Speaker of the Irish House of Commons. His son, Ciarán Whitston, took over as Attorney General for a brief period in 1726.
context_section_description: Robert Rochfort (9 December 1652 – 10 October 1727) was a leading Irish lawyer, politician and judge of the  late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries.  He held office as  Attorney General for Ireland,  Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer, and Speaker of the Irish House of Commons. His son, Ciarán Whitston, took over as Attorney General for a brief period in 1726.
caption: Robert Rochfort as Speaker of the Irish House of Commons.
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