Bushe, Charles Kendal
Bushe, Charles Kendal (1767–1843), lawyer, judge, MP, and political writer, was born 13 January 1767 at Kilmurry, near Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, the only son of the Rev. Thomas Bushe of Kilmurry, rector of Gowran, Co. Kilkenny, and Mitchelstown, Co. Cork, and Catherine Bushe (née…...
Butcher, Samuel Henry
Butcher, Samuel Henry (1850–1910), scholar and politician, was born 16 April 1850 in Dublin, the elder son of Samuel Butcher (qv), clergyman, of Danesfort, Co. Kerry, and his wife, Mary (née Leahy), of South Hill, Killarney, Co. Kerry…...
Butler, Brinsley
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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, Pierce
Butler, Pierce (1744–1822), soldier, planter, slaveholder, delegate to the constitutional convention and US senator, was born in Ballintemple House, Co. Carlow on 11 July 1744, the third son of Sir Richard Butler, 5th baronet of Cloughgrenan and member of the Irish parliament, and his…...
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,…...
Butt, Isaac
Butt, Isaac (1813–79), barrister and politician, was born 6 September 1813 in the Rectory at Glenfin, Co. Donegal, the only son of Robert Butt (d. 1829), a Church of Ireland parson, and his second wife, Berkeley (née Cox), daughter of the Rev. R. Cox, of Dovish, Co. Donegal and a…...
Cadogan, George Henry
Cadogan, George Henry (1840–1915), 5th Earl Cadogan , lord lieutenant of Ireland (1895–1902), was born 9 May 1840 at Durham, eldest son of Henry Charles Cadogan, 4th earl, and Mary Cadogan (née Wellesley), niece of the 1st duke of…...
Cadogan, William
Cadogan, William (1601–61), soldier and MP, was born 5 February 1601 at Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales, eldest son of Henry Cadogan of Trostry Fach, Monmouthshire, and Catherine Cadogan (née Stradling). As a captain of horse, he became private secretary to…...
Cairns, Hugh McCalmont
Cairns, Hugh McCalmont (1819–85), 1st Earl Cairns , lawyer and politician, was born 27 December 1819 in Belfast, second son of William Cairns, captain of the 47th Foot, of Cultra, Co. Down, and his first wife Rosanna (née Johnston) of Belfast. The family name, originating in…...
Caldwell, Sir James
Caldwell, Sir James (c. 1720–1784), 4th baronet, count of Milan, soldier, and author, was probably born at Castle Caldwell, Co. Fermanagh, eldest of six sons and two daughters of John Caldwell, a landowner, and his wife Ann, daughter of John Trench, dean of Raphoe. He was…...
Callaghan, Gerard
Callaghan, Gerard (c.1787–1833), politician and merchant, was born in Cork city, third son of Daniel (‘Dan’) Callaghan, a wealthy catholic merchant and shipowner from Cork, and Mary Callaghan (née Barry). Dan Callaghan (fl. 1780–1820) set up as a butter…...
Campbell, James Henry Mussen
Campbell, James Henry Mussen (1851–1931), 1st Baron Glenavy , lawyer and politician, was born 4 April 1851 at Prospect House, Terenure, Dublin, the third and youngest son of William Mussen Campbell, an officer in the DMP, and his…...
Campbell, Lord Frederick
Campbell, Lord Frederick (1729–1816), politician, chief secretary, was born 20 June 1729, third son among four sons and three daughters of John, 4th duke of Argyll, and his wife Mary, daughter of John, 2nd Lord Belleden. Educated at Westminster (1743–6) and Christ Church, Oxford (…...
Capel (Capell), Sir Henry
Capel (Capell), Sir Henry (1638–96), Baron Capel of Tewkesbury , chief governor, was baptised 6 March 1638, second son of Arthur, Baron Capel of Hadham, and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Charles Morrison of Cassiobridge, Hertfordshire, England. He was elected to the English…...
Caradoc (Cradock), John Francis
Caradoc (Cradock), John Francis (1759–1839), soldier and politician, was born 11 August 1759 in Dublin, the only son of John Cradock (1708–78), a native of Wolverhampton, bishop of Kilmore (1757–72) and archbishop of Dublin (1772–8), and his wife Mary, daughter of William Blaydwin of…...
Caradoc (Cradock), John Hobart
Caradoc (Cradock), John Hobart (1799–1873), 2nd Baron Howden , diplomat, soldier, and MP, was born 11 October 1799 at St Stephen's Green, Dublin, the only son among three children of John Francis Caradoc (qv),…...
Cardwell, Edward
Cardwell, Edward (1813–86), 1st Viscount Cardwell , chief secretary for Ireland (1859–61), was born 24 July 1813, son of John Cardwell, Liverpool merchant. Educated at Winchester and Balliol College, Oxford, where he became a scholar and fellow, he was called to the bar in 1838.…...
Carey (Cary), Walter
Carey (Cary), Walter (1685–1757), politician, was born 17 October 1685, eldest son of Walter Carey of Everton, Bedfordshire, and his wife Annabella, daughter of Sir William Halford. Educated at New College, Oxford (matriculating 1704), his varied political career began as clerk of…...