Baron Congleton, of Congleton in the County Palatine of Chester, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1841 for the Whig politician and former

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and

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Sir Henry Parnell, 4th Baronet. His eldest son, the second Baron, devoted his life to religious work and was an early member of the Plymouth Brethren. The latter was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Baron. He served in the

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and fought at the Battle of Navarino in 1827. His eldest surviving son, the fourth Baron, was a major-general in the

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and served in the

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and in the

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. The latter's eldest son, the fifth Baron, was killed in action in

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during the

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and was succeeded by his younger brother, the sixth Baron. , the titles are held by the latter's grandson, the ninth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2015. The Parnell Baronetcy, of Rathleague in the Queen's County, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 3 November 1766 for the first Baron's grandfather John Parnell. He represented Maryborough in the Irish Parliament. His son, the second Baron, sat as a Member of the

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for Queen's County and served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in

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. His younger son was the aforementioned fourth Baronet, who was raised to the peerage in 1841. Another member of the Parnell family was

Charles Stewart Parnell Charles Stewart Parnell (27 June 1846 – 6 October 1891) was an Irish nationalist politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1875 to 1891, also acting as Leader of the Home Rule League from 1880 to 1882 and then Leader of the ...

. He was a grandson of William Parnell-Hayres, third son of the second Baronet.

Parnell baronets, of Rathleague (1766)

* Sir John Parnell, 1st Baronet (c. 1720–1782) *

Sir John Parnell, 2nd Baronet Sir John Parnell, 2nd Baronet (25 December 1744 – December 1801) was an Anglo-Irish Member of Parliament. Biography A Church of Ireland landowner, his family had originally migrated to Ireland from Congleton in Cheshire. Although not fro ...

(1744–1801) *Sir John Augustus Parnell, 3rd Baronet (1775–1812) * Sir Henry Brooke Parnell, 4th Baronet (1776–1842) (created Baron Congleton in 1841)

Barons Congleton (1841)

Henry Brooke Parnell, 1st Baron Congleton Henry Brooke Parnell, 1st Baron Congleton PC (3 July 1776 – 8 June 1842), known as Sir Henry Parnell, Bt, from 1812 to 1841, was an Irish writer and Whig politician. He was a member of the Whig administrations headed by Lord Grey and Lord ...

(1776–1842) * John Vesey Parnell, 2nd Baron Congleton (1805–1883) * Henry William Parnell, 3rd Baron Congleton (1809–1896) * Henry Parnell, 4th Baron Congleton (1839–1906) * Henry Bligh Fortescue Parnell, 5th Baron Congleton (1890–1914) * John Brooke Molesworth Parnell, 6th Baron Congleton (1892–1932) * William Jared Parnell, 7th Baron Congleton (1925–1967) * Christopher Patrick Parnell, 8th Baron Congleton (1930–2015Telegraph Announcements
Retrieved 14 December 2015) * John Patrick Christian Parnell, 9th Baron Congleton (born 1959) Zillebeke Churchyard CWGC 2461017201 Congleton

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The

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is the present holder's eldest son, the Hon. Christopher John Edward Parnell (born 1987).

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