Earl of Donoughmore is 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 is associated with the Hely-Hutchinson family. Paternally of
Gaelic Irish
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descent with the original name of ''Ó hÉalaighthe'', their ancestors had long lived in the
County Cork
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area as allies of the
Mac Cárthaigh
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clan; they lost out during the times of
Oliver Cromwell
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. One branch of the family converted to the
Anglican Church
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and after inheriting territories through his mother and adding "Hutchinson" to Hely, became the Earl of Donoughmore.
History
The title Earl of Donoughmore was created in 1800 for
Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 1st Viscount Donoughmore, with remainder to the heirs male of his mother. He was a General in the
British Army
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and sat in the
House of Lords
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as one of the 28 original
Irish Representative Peers
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from 1800 to 1825. Hely-Hutchinson had already been created Viscount Donoughmore, of Knocklofty in the County of Tipperary, in the Peerage of Ireland in 1797, and was made Viscount Hutchinson, of Knocklofty in the County of Tipperary, in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom
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, in 1821. These titles were also created with remainder to the heirs male of his mother. Lord Donoughmore was the eldest son of the Irish statesman and lawyer
John Hely-Hutchinson, who married Christiana, daughter of Abraham Nixon (or Nickson) and niece and heiress of Richard Hutchinson of Knocklofty in
County Tipperary
County Tipperary ( ga, Contae Thiobraid Árann) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. The county is named after the town of Tipperary, and was established in the early 13th century, shortly after th ...
, whose surname she and her husband adopted. In 1783 Christiana was raised to the Peerage of Ireland in honour of her husband as Baroness Donoughmore, of Knocklofty in the County of Tipperary.
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The first Earl was succeeded according to the special remainder (and normally in the barony of Donoughmore) by his younger brother, the second Earl. He was also a General in the
British Army
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. In 1801 he was created Baron Hutchinson, of Alexandria and Knocklofty in the County of Tipperary, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, with remainder to the heirs male of his body. Lord Donoughmore also served as
Lord-Lieutenant of County Tipperary
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from 1831 to 1832. On his death in 1832 the barony of 1801 became extinct while he was succeeded in the other titles by his nephew, the third Earl. He was the son of the Honourable
Francis Hely-Hutchinson
Francis Hely-Hutchinson (26 October 1759 – 16 December 1827), styled The Honourable from 1783, was an Irish politician.
Biography
He was the son of Christiana Nickson, 1st Baroness of Donoughmore of Knocklofty and The Rt Hon. John Hely-Hutchi ...
, third son of the first Baroness Donoughmore and John Hely-Hutchinson. He briefly represented
Tipperary
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Places
*County Tipperary, a county in Ireland
**North Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Nenagh
**South Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Clonmel
*Tipperary (town), County Tipperary's na ...
in the
House of Commons
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and served as Lord-Lieutenant of County Tipperary. He was succeeded by his son, the fourth Earl. He was a
Conservative
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politician and served in the
Earl of Derby's second administration as
Paymaster-General
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History
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and
President of the Board of Trade
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. His grandson, the fifth Earl, was also a Conservative politician and held office as
Under-Secretary of State for War
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from 1903 to 1904 under
Arthur Balfour
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. He was succeeded by his son, the sixth Earl, a noted Irish
Freemason
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. His son, the seventh Earl, sat as Conservative Member of Parliament for
Peterborough
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from 1943 to 1945. the titles are held by the latter's eldest son, the eighth Earl, who succeeded in 1981.
Another member of the Hely-Hutchinson family was the Honourable
Christopher Hely-Hutchinson
Christopher Hely-Hutchinson (1767–1826) was an Irish lawyer, politician and soldier.
Early life
The fifth son of John Hely-Hutchinson, he was born on 5 April 1767. Educated at Trinity College Dublin, and at the Temple, he was called to the ...
(1767–1826), fifth son of Baroness Donoughmore and John Hely-Hutchison. He represented
Cork City
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in the House of Commons. The Honourable
Sir Walter Hely-Hutchinson
Sir Walter Francis Hely-Hutchinson (22 August 1849 – 23 September 1913) was an Anglo-Irish diplomat and colonial administrator.
Background and education
Hely-Hutchinson was the second son of Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 4th Earl of Donoughmore. ...
, younger son of the fourth Earl, was the last Governor of the
Cape Colony
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. The Honourable
Tim Hely Hutchinson
The Honourable Timothy Mark Hely Hutchinson (born 26 October 1953) is a British publisher, former group CEO of the second largest British publisher, Hachette UK and the second son of the current Earl of Donoughmore.
Life
Hely Hutchinson is the ...
, second son of the eighth Earl, is a publisher.
The family seat now is The Manor House, near
Bampton,
Oxfordshire
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. The former family seat was
Knocklofty House, near
Clonmel
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,
County Tipperary
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, in
Ireland
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, which is now a hotel. The Knocklofty Estate was sold by the family in the 1970s.
The
heir apparent
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to the earldom uses the invented
courtesy title
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In some co ...
''Viscount Suirdale'' (pronounced "Shure-dale"). This derives from the fact that the
territorial designation
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of the Irish viscountcy of Donoughmore was erroneously thought to be "of Suirdale".
Barons Donoughmore (1783)
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Christiana Hely-Hutchinson, 1st Baroness Donoughmore
Christiana Hely-Hutchinson, 1st Baroness Donoughmore (''née Nickson'') (bapt. 23 February 1732 Aghold – Palmerston 24 June 1788) was a suo jure hereditary peer.
She is an ancestress of Katharine, Duchess of Kent.
Christiana (Christina) Nick ...
(1732–1788)
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Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 2nd Baron Donoughmore (1756–1825) (created Earl of Donoughmore in 1800)
Earls of Donoughmore (1800)
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Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 1st Earl of Donoughmore
Richard Hely Hely-Hutchinson, 1st Earl of Donoughmore (29 January 1756 – 22 August 1825), styled The Honourable Richard Hely-Hutchinson from 1783 to 1788, was an Irish peer and politician.
Biography
He was the son of Rt. Hon. John Hely-Hutch ...
(1756–1825)
*
John Hely-Hutchinson, 2nd Earl of Donoughmore
General John Hely-Hutchinson, 2nd Earl of Donoughmore, GCB KC (15 May 1757 – 29 June 1832) was an Anglo-Irish politician, hereditary peer and soldier.
Background
He was the son of John Hely-Hutchinson and the Baroness Donoughmore. In 1801 ...
(1757–1832)
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John Hely-Hutchinson, 3rd Earl of Donoughmore
John Hely-Hutchinson, 3rd Earl of Donoughmore KP, PC (I), (1787 – 14 September 1851), was an Irish politician and peer.
Background
He was the son of the Hon. Francis Hely-Hutchinson (d. 1827) (the son of Christiana Nickson, 1st Baroness ...
(1787–1851)
*
Richard John Hely-Hutchinson, 4th Earl of Donoughmore (1823–1866)
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John Luke George Hely-Hutchinson, 5th Earl of Donoughmore (1848–1900)
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Richard Walter Hely-Hutchinson, 6th Earl of Donoughmore (1875–1948)
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John Michael Henry Hely-Hutchinson, 7th Earl of Donoughmore (1902–1981)
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Richard Michael John Hely-Hutchinson, 8th Earl of Donoughmore (born 1927)
The
heir apparent
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is the present holder's eldest son John Michael James Hely-Hutchinson, Viscount Suirdale (born 1952)
The heir apparent's heir apparent is his son Hon. Richard Gregory Hely-Hutchinson (born 1980)
References
Attribution
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*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
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Earldoms in the Peerage of Ireland
Earl
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Noble titles created in 1800