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Humphrey Butler, 1st Earl Of Lanesborough
Humphrey Butler, 1st Earl of Lanesborough (c. 1700 – 11 April 1768) was an Ireland, Irish politician. Butler was appointed High Sheriff for County Cavan in 1727 and High Sheriff of Westmeath in 1728. Between 1725 and 1736, he sat as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Belturbet (Parliament of Ireland constituency), Belturbet in the Irish House of Commons. When the Grand Lodge of Ireland was established in c. 1723, he was appointed Deputy Grand Master. Butler was awarded the honorary degree of LL.D. by Trinity College, Dublin."Alumni Dublinenses: a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College, Dublin, Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860)" George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir p122: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935 He married Mary, the daughter of Richard Berry. He was succeeded by his son, Brinsley Butler, 2nd Earl of Lanesborough, Brinsley, who was also Deputy Grand Master from 1753 to 1756 and elected Grand Master f ...
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Charles Delafaye
Charles Delafaye (1677 – 11 December 1762) was Member of the Parliament of Ireland for Belturbet from 1715 to 1727 and Chief Secretary to the Earl of Galway and the Duke of Grafton who held joint Governorship. Delafaye shared his that role with Martin Bladen. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1725. He was appointed a Clerk of the Signet The Clerks of the Signet were English officials who played an intermediate role in the passage of letters patent through the seals. For most of the history of the position, four clerks were in office simultaneously. Letters patent prepared by the ... from 1728 to 1747. He died in 1762 at the age of 85 at his home in Wichbury, near Salisbury. References 1677 births 1762 deaths Chief Secretaries for Ireland Irish MPs 1715–1727 Members of the Privy Council of Ireland Fellows of the Royal Society Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Cavan constituencies Freemasons of the Premier ...
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Viscount Lanesborough
Viscount Lanesborough is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of Ireland. The first creation came on 31 July 1676 in favour Sir George Lane, 2nd Baronet. The titles became extinct upon the death of his son, the second Viscount, on 2 August 1724. The Lane Baronetcy, of Tulske in the County of Roscommon, had been created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 9 February 1661 for Richard Lane. The second creation came on 12 August 1728 in favour Brinsley Butler, 2nd Baron Newtown-Butler. His son Humphrey was created Earl of Lanesborough in 1756. See the latter title for more information on this creation. The Honourable Frances Lane, daughter of the first Viscount of the first creation, married as her second husband Henry Fox. Their son George Fox-Lane, 1st Baron Bingley assumed the additional surname of Lane and was created Baron Bingley in 1762. Lane Baronets, of Tulske (1661) *Sir Richard Lane, 1st Baronet (died 1668) *Sir George Lane, 2nd Baronet (–1683) (created Visco ...
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Earl Of Lanesborough
Earl of Lanesborough was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1756 for Humphrey Butler, 2nd Viscount Lanesborough. The Butler family descended from Theophilus Butler, who represented County Cavan and Belturbet in the Irish House of Commons. In 1715 he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Newtown-Butler, of the County of Fermanagh, with remainder to the heirs male of his father. He was succeeded according to the special remainder by his brother, Brinsley, the second Baron. He had previously represented Kells and Belturbet in the Irish Parliament. In 1728 he was created Viscount Lanesborough in the Peerage of Ireland. He was succeeded by his son, Humphrey, the aforementioned second Viscount, who was elevated to an earldom in 1756. The first Earl was succeeded by his son, Brinsley, the second Earl. He represented County Cavan in the Irish House of Commons. His grandson, the fifth Earl, sat in the British House of Lords as an Irish Representative Peer from 18 ...
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Thomas Butler (Irish Politician)
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