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Baron Wallscourt, of Ardfry in the County of Galway, was a title in the
Peerage of Ireland The Peerage of Ireland consists of those titles of nobility created by the English monarchs in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland, or later by monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It is one of the five divisi ...
. It was created on 31 July 1800 for Joseph Blake, with remainder, in default of male issue of his own, to the heirs male of the body of his father Joseph Blake. Blake had earlier represented
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in the
Irish House of Commons The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords. The membership of the House of Commons was directly elected, but on a highly restrictive fra ...
. Lord Wallscourt had no male issue and on his death in 1803 the barony was suspended for three years (as his father was alive during this period). He was finally succeeded according to the special remainder by his nephew Joseph Henry Blake, the second Baron, who was confirmed in the title in 1806. He was the son of Captain Ignatius Charles Blake (1773-1797), younger brother of the first Baron. The second Baron Wallscourt died unmarried at an early age and was succeeded by his first cousin, the third Baron. The third Baron Wallscourt was an early adherent of socialism. The title became extinct on the death of his grandson, the fifth Baron, on 27 May 1920. Sir Richard Blake (d. 1663), ancestor of the first Baron, was Mayor of Galway and represented County Galway in the Irish Parliament.


Barons Wallscourt (1800)

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Joseph Henry Blake, 1st Baron Wallscourt Joseph Henry Blake, 1st Baron Wallscourt (5 October 1765 – 28 March 1803), was an Irish politician. Blake was the eldest son of Joseph Blake and Honoria Daly, daughter of Dermot Daly. He was returned to the Irish House of Commons for County ...
(1765–1803) (title suspended) *Joseph Henry Blake, 2nd Baron Wallscourt (1795–1816) (confirmed in title in 1806) * Joseph Henry Blake, 3rd Baron Wallscourt (1797–1849) *Erroll Augustus Blake, 4th Baron Wallscourt (1841–1918) *Charles William Joseph Henry Blake, 5th Baron Wallscourt (1875–1920)


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wallscourt Extinct baronies in the Peerage of Ireland Noble titles created in 1800 Peerages created with special remainders