Butler, Humphrey
Butler, Humphrey (c.1700–1768), 1st earl of Lanesborough , landowner, politician, and freemason, was born c.1700, the eldest of four surviving sons of Brinsley Butler (d. 1735), 2nd Baron Lanesborough, who – known to …...
Butler, James
Butler, James (1610–88), 12th earl and 1st duke of Ormond, was born 19 October 1610 at Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England, eldest son of Thomas Butler, Viscount Thurles , and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John Poyntz, of Iron Acton, Gloucestershire. Thurles was son and heir to…...
Butler, James
Butler, James (1665–1745), 2nd duke of Ormond, soldier, lord lieutenant of Ireland, and Jacobite, was born 29 April 1665 in Dublin castle, second but eldest surviving son of Thomas Butler (qv), 6th earl of Ossory, and his wife Emilia,…...
Butler, James Wandesford
Butler, James Wandesford (1774–1838), 19th earl and 1st marquess of Ormonde, politician and landowner, was born in Kilkenny Castle 15 July 1774, third son of John Butler (1740–95), 17th earl of Ormonde, MP for Gowran (1776–83) and Co. Kilkenny (1783–91), and Lady Frances Susan Elizabeth…...
Butler, Richard
Butler, Richard (1639–86), 1st earl of Arran , lord deputy of Ireland, was born on 15 June 1639, the fifth, but second surviving, son of the eight sons and two daughters of James Butler (qv), 12th earl and 1st duke of Ormond, and his…...
Butler, Richard
Butler, Richard (1775–1819), 12th Baron Caher and earl of Glengall , was born 13 November 1775 in Cahir, Co. Tipperary, illegitimate son of James Butler, 11th Baron Caher (d. 1788), and a Co. Tipperary mendicant woman. His early life was shrouded in romantic intrigue: at an…...
Butler, Sir Richard
Butler, Sir Richard (1761–1817), 7th baronet, MP, was born 14 July 1761, probably at Garryhunden, Co. Carlow, eldest son among four sons and four daughters of Sir Thomas Butler (1735–72), 6th baronet, of Garryhunden, MP for Co. Carlow (1761–8) and Portarlington, Queen's Co. (1771–…...
Butler, Thomas
Butler, Thomas (1634–80), earl of Ossory , lord deputy of Ireland, was born 8 or 9 July 1634 at Kilkenny, the second, but eldest surviving, son, of the eight sons and two daughters of James Butler (qv), 12th earl and 1st duke of Ormond,…...
Carroll, Sir James
Carroll, Sir James (d. 1639), landowner and state official, was eldest son of Thomas Carroll, a Dublin merchant (probably descended from the O'Carrolls of Ely), and his first wife Alice Mountfield. James is first recorded on his appointment as chief chamberlain of the exchequer on 26…...
Caulfeild, James
Caulfeild, James (1728–99), 1st earl of Charlemont , politician, and landowner, was born 18 August 1728 at Castle Caulfeild, Co. Tyrone, second (but first surviving) son of James Caulfeild, 3rd Viscount Charlemont, and his wife Elizabeth Barnard of Castle Barnard, Co. Cork. As his…...
Cavendish, William
Cavendish, William (1698?–1755), 3rd duke of Devonshire , lord lieutenant of Ireland, was the eldest son of William, 2nd duke of Devonshire, and his wife, Rachel Russell, daughter of William, Lord Russell, and sister of the 2nd duke of Bedford. Heir to one of the great whig…...
Chichester, Arthur
Chichester, Arthur (1739–99), 5th earl and 1st marquess of Donegall , landlord, was born 13 June 1739, elder son of John Chichester (d. 1746), MP for Belfast, and Elizabeth Chichester (née Newdigate). He succeeded his uncle, Arthur Chichester, 4th earl of Donegall, in 1757,…...
Cleland, John
Cleland, John (1755–1834), Church of Ireland clergyman and land agent, was the second son of Moses Cleland, a Co. Down gentleman. He attended Glasgow University, graduating MA (1777), which supports the belief of…...
Cole, Sir William
Cole, Sir William (1571?–1653), English soldier and planter, was the only son of Emmanuel Cole, third son of Thomas Cole of London, and appears to have been raised in Devonshire. He may have studied at Cambridge, graduating BA and…...
Cole, William Willoughby
Cole, William Willoughby (1807–86), 3rd earl of Enniskillen and amateur geologist, was born 25 January 1807 at Florence Court, Co. Fermanagh, the country seat of the earls of Enniskillen. Cole was the eldest of three sons of the 2nd earl and his wife Charlotte, daughter of Henry…...
Colthurst, Sir John Conway
Colthurst, Sir John Conway (c.1743–1787), 2nd baronet and landowner, was eldest of five sons of John Conway Colthurst (d. 1775), 1st baronet, and his wife Charlotte (d. 1774), third daughter of Thomas FitzMaurice, 1st earl of Kerry. His father, MP for Doneraile (1751–60…...
Conolly, Katherine (Catherine)
Conolly, Katherine (Catherine) (c. 1662–1752), political hostess, landowner, and philanthropist, was the eldest child among four daughters and six sons of Sir Albert Conyngham (qv), later a Williamite general of ordnance, and…...
Conolly, Thomas
Conolly, Thomas (1738?–1803), landowner and politician, was born probably in 1738, the only surviving son of William James Conolly (d. 1754), MP for Ballyshannon and owner of Castletown, Celbridge, Co. Kildare, and estates in Donegal, Londonderry, Meath and at least five other…...
Conway, Edward
Conway, Edward (c.1623–1683), 3rd Viscount Conway and Killultagh and 1st earl of Conway , politician, was the eldest surviving son of Edward Conway (qv) (d. 1655), 2nd Viscount, and his wife Frances, daughter of Sir Francis…...
Conyngham, Francis Nathaniel
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Conyngham, Henry
Conyngham, Henry (1705/6–81), 1st Baron Mount Charles , Viscount and Earl Conyngham, and MP, was the posthumous son of Maj.-gen. Henry Conyngham, who died in battle in Spain 1705/6, and Mary Conyngham (née Williams), who was previously widow of Charles Petty, 1st Lord Shelburne.…...
Conyngham, Henry
Conyngham, Henry (1766–1832), 1st Marquess Conyngham , landlord and courtier, was born 26 December 1766, the elder twin son of Francis Pierpoint Burton (qv), 2nd Baron Conyngham, and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of …...
Cooper, Joshua
Cooper, Joshua (1732–1800), landlord and MP, was born at Markree Castle, Collooney, Co. Sligo, eldest son of Joshua Cooper (c.1696–1757) of Markree, landlord and MP for Co. Sligo 1719–57, and his wife Mary, daughter of Henry Bingham (1688–1743), MP and…...
Coote, Charles
Coote, Charles (d. 1709), 3rd earl of Mountrath and lord justice, was born c.1655, son of Charles Coote, 2nd earl of Mountrath, and Alice, daughter of Sir Robert Meredith, chancellor of the exchequer in Ireland. His grandfather, also…...
Coote, Charles
Coote, Charles (1738–1800), earl of Bellomont and MP, was born 6 April 1738, the only son of Charles Coote (d. 1750) and Prudence Coote (née Geering) of Cootehill, Co. Cavan. He attended TCD, without graduating, and spent some time on…...