Earl of Listowel (pronounced "Lish-''toe''-ell") is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1822 for William Hare, 1st Viscount Ennismore and Listowel, who had earlier represented Cork City and

Athy Athy ( ; ) is a market town at the meeting of the River Barrow and the Grand Canal in south-west County Kildare, Ireland, 72 kilometres southwest of Dublin. A population of 9,677 (as of the 2016 census) makes it the sixth largest town in Kild ...

in the Irish House of Commons. He had already been created Baron Ennismore, of Ennismore in the

County of Kerry County Kerry ( gle, Contae Chiarraí) is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and forms part of the province of Munster. It is named after the Ciarraige who lived in part of the present county. The population of the cou ...

, in 1800, and Viscount Ennismore and Listowel, in 1816, also in the Peerage of Ireland. His grandson, the second Earl, represented Kerry and

St Albans St Albans () is a cathedral city in Hertfordshire, England, east of Hemel Hempstead and west of Hatfield, Hertfordshire, Hatfield, north-west of London, south-west of Welwyn Garden City and south-east of Luton. St Albans was the first major ...

in the

British House of Commons The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the upper house, the House of Lords, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. The House of Commons is an elected body consisting of 650 mem ...

. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the third Earl. In 1869 he was created Baron Hare, of Convamore in the County of Cork, in the

Peerage of the United Kingdom The Peerage of the United Kingdom is one of the five Peerages in the United Kingdom. It comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Acts of Union 1800, Acts of Union in 1801, when it replaced the ...

, which gave him an automatic seat in the House of Lords. Lord Listowel later held minor office in the second administration of William Ewart Gladstone. His grandson, the fifth Earl, was a Labour politician and notably served as the last Secretary of State for India and Burma. the titles are held by the latter's eldest son, the sixth Earl, who succeeded in 1997. Lord Listowel is one of the ninety elected hereditary peers that remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999, and sits as a cross-bencher. Another member of the family was the Conservative politician John Hare. He was the third son of the fourth Earl.

Listowel Listowel ( ; , IPA: �lʲɪsˠˈt̪ˠuəhəlʲ is a heritage market town in County Kerry, Ireland. It is on the River Feale, from the county town, Tralee. The town of Listowel had a population of 4,820 according to the Central Statistics Of ...

is a town in

County Kerry County Kerry ( gle, Contae Chiarraí) is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and forms part of the province of Munster. It is named after the Ciarraige who lived in part of the present county. The population of the co ...

, Ireland. The family seat was Convamore House, near Ballyhooly, County Cork.

Earl of Listowel (1822)

* William Hare, 1st Earl of Listowel (1751–1837) * William Hare, 2nd Earl of Listowel (1801–1856) * William Hare, 3rd Earl of Listowel (1833–1924) * Richard Granville Hare, 4th Earl of Listowel (1866–1931) *

William Francis Hare, 5th Earl of Listowel William Francis Hare, 5th Earl of Listowel, (28 September 1906 – 12 March 1997), styled Viscount Ennismore between 1924 and 1931, was an Anglo-Irish peer and Labour politician. He was the last Secretary of State for India as well as the last ...

(1906–1997) * Francis Michael Hare, 6th Earl of Listowel (born 1964) The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother, Hon. Timothy Patrick Hare (born 1966).
The next in line is the present holder's cousin Caspar John Hare, 3rd Viscount Blakenham (born 1972), a

philosophy Philosophy (from , ) is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. Some ...

professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has a son, the Hon. Inigo Hare.

Line of succession

'' William Hare, 1st Earl of Listowel (1751–1837)'' ** '' Col. Richard Hare, Viscount Ennismore (1773–1827)'' *** Coronet of a British Earl

'' William Hare, 2nd Earl of Listowel (1801–1856)'' **** Coronet of a British Earl

'' William Hare, 3rd Earl of Listowel, 1st Baron Hare (1833–1924)'' ***** Coronet of a British Earl

'' Richard Granville Hare, 4th Earl of Listowel (1866–1931)'' ****** Coronet of a British Earl

(1906–1997)'' ******* Coronet of a British Earl

Francis Michael Hare, 6th Earl of Listowel (born 1964) ''Elected to remain in 1999.'' ******* (1) ''Hon.'' Timothy Patrick Hare (born 1966) ****** Coronet of a British Viscount

'' John Hugh Hare, 1st Viscount Blakenham (1911–1982)'' ******* Coronet of a British Viscount

'' Michael John Hare, 2nd Viscount Blakenham (1938–2018)'' ******** (2) Coronet of a British Viscount

Caspar John Hare, 3rd Viscount Blakenham (born 1972) ********* (3) ''Hon.'' Inigo Hare ****** ''Maj. Hon. Alan Victor Hare (1919–1995)'' ******* (4) Alan Simon Mercury Hare (born 1948) *** ''Hon. Robert Hare (1808–1865)'' **** ''Robert Dillon Hare (1842–1936)'' ***** ''Brig.Gen. Robert William Hare (1872–1953)'' ****** ''Lt Col. Robert Gerald Dillon Hare (1910–1997)'' ******* (5) Anthony Gerald Hare (born 1956)

Earl of Listowel (1822)

Line of succession

See also

References

Further reading