Thomas Marlay

Thomas Marlay (17191784) was an Irish soldier of the eighteenth century. Early life Marlay was the son of Thomas Marlay, the Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, and through him was descended from the leading English Civil War figure Sir John Marlay. His mother was Anne de Laune (died c. 1769) and was the daughter of Charles de Laune. Marlay was the brother of Richard Marlay, Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, and the uncle of the Irish politician Henry Grattan, whose father had married Marlay's sister Mary. Career Marlay distinguished himself during the Seven Years' War. He served at the Siege of Minorca in 1756. He later served in Germany in command of the 23rd Foot (Royal Welch Fusiliers).