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Horsbrugh-Porter Baronets
The Porter, later Horsbrugh-Porter Baronetcy, of Merrion Square in the City and County of Dublin, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 24 July 1902 for the Irish lawyer, judge and Liberal politician Andrew Porter. He served as Solicitor-General for Ireland from 1881 to 1882, as Attorney-General for Ireland from 1882 to 1883 and as Master of the Rolls for Ireland from 1883 to 1906. The second Baronet assumed the additional surname of Horsbrugh in 1911. Porter, later Horsbrugh-Porter baronets, of Merrion Square (1902) * Sir Andrew Marshall Porter, 1st Baronet (1837–1919) * Sir John Scott Horsbrugh-Porter, 2nd Baronet (1871–1953) * Sir Andrew Marshall Horsbrugh-Porter, 3rd Baronet (1907–1986) * Sir John Simon Horsbrugh-Porter, 4th Baronet (1938–2013) * Sir (Andrew) Alexander Marshall Horsbrugh-Porter, 5th Baronet (born 1971) The heir apparent An heir apparent, often shortened to heir, is a person who is first in an order of succession ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merrion Square
Merrion Square () is a Georgian garden square on the southside of Dublin city centre. History The square was laid out in 1752 by the estate of Viscount FitzWilliam and was largely complete by the beginning of the 19th century. The demand for such Georgian townhouse residences south of the River Liffey had been fuelled by the decision of the then Earl of Kildare (later the Duke of Leinster) to build his Dublin home on the then undeveloped southside. He constructed the largest aristocratic residence in Dublin, Leinster House, second only to Dublin Castle. As a result of this construction, three new residential squares appeared on the Southside: Merrion Square (facing the garden front of Leinster House), St Stephen's Green, and the smallest and last to be built, Fitzwilliam Square. Aristocrats, bishops and the wealthy sold their northside townhouses and migrated to the new southside developments. Legacy All the original 18th century properties in Merrion Square have survived ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
