Baron Lurgan, of Lurgan in the County of Armagh,
was a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1839 for
Charles Brownlow, who had previously represented
Armagh in the
House of Commons
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. His son, the
2nd Baron, served as a Government Whip from 1869 to 1874 in the first
Liberal
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Politics
* a supporter of liberalism
** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
* Liberalism (international relations)
* Sexually liberal feminism
* Social liberalism
Arts, entertainment and m ...
administration of
William Gladstone and was also
Lord Lieutenant of Armagh
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There were lieutenants of counties in Ireland until the reign of James II, when they were renamed governors. The office of Lord Lieutenant was recreated on 23 August 1831. L ...
. The title became extinct in 1991 on the death of the latter's great-grandson, the 5th Baron.
Barons Lurgan (1839)
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Charles Brownlow, 1st Baron Lurgan
Charles Brownlow, 1st Baron Lurgan PC (17 April 1795 – 30 April 1847), was an Anglo-Irish politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1818 to 1832 and was raised to the peerage in 1839.
Life
Brownlow was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel Charl ...
(1795–1847)
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Charles Brownlow, 2nd Baron Lurgan (1831–1882)
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William Brownlow, 3rd Baron Lurgan (1858–1937)
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William George Edward Brownlow, 4th Baron Lurgan (1902–1984)
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John Desmond Cavendish Brownlow, 5th Baron Lurgan (1911–1991)
Arms
References
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Extinct baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Noble titles created in 1839
Noble titles created for UK MPs
Brownlow family