Henry Leigh Tracy (1732 – 1797) was the 8th and last
Viscount Tracy
Viscount Tracy, of Rathcoole in the County of Dublin, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 12 January 1643 for Sir John Tracy, previously Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire. He was made Baron Tracy, of Rathcoole in the ...
of
Rathcoole, County Dublin
Rathcoole () is an outer suburban village, south-west of the city of Dublin, in the jurisdiction of South Dublin, Ireland.
Rathcoole is also a civil parish in the Barony of Newcastle.
Etymology
Ráth is the Irish word for a ringfort, a circ ...
.
Early life and education
Born 25 January 1732, he was educated at
John Roysse
John Roysse (1500 or 1501–1571) was an English mercer and benefactor of Abingdon School in Abingdon, Oxfordshire.
Personal life
John Roysse was probably connected with the Roysse family of East Hagbourne but there are few records appertaining ...
's
Free School in
Abingdon (now
Abingdon School
Abingdon School is a day and boarding independent school for boys in Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. The twentieth oldest independent British school, it celebrated its 750th anniversary in 2006. The school was described as "highly ...
).
Career
He was an Army officer,
[ a Lieutenant in the 7th Regiment of Foot (Royal Fusiliers) 1757 and Captain of the 98th Regiment of Foot 1760–63.]
Peerage
He was married on 12 December 1767 to Susannah Weaver and had one daughter but no sons. He succeeded his brother John Tracy, 7th Viscount Tracy
John Tracy (1722–1793) was the 7th Viscount of Rathcoole, baron and the Warden of All Souls College, Oxford.
Title
Viscount Tracy is the title given to Rathcoole in the County of Dublin, a title in the Peerage of Ireland. He was also titled ...
, to 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 ...
title Viscount Tracy
Viscount Tracy, of Rathcoole in the County of Dublin, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 12 January 1643 for Sir John Tracy, previously Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire. He was made Baron Tracy, of Rathcoole in the ...
in 1793. On his death in 1797, the title became extinct and he was buried at Toddington, Gloucestershire
Toddington is a village and civil parish in north Gloucestershire in Tewkesbury Borough, located approximately 12 miles (20 km) north-east of Cheltenham with a population of around 300, increasing to 419 at the 2011 census
The village i ...
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See also
* List of Old Abingdonians
Old Abingdonians are former pupils of Abingdon School or, in some cases, Honorary Old Abingdonians who have been awarded the status based on service to the School. The Old Abingdonians also run the Old Abingdonian Club (OA club) which is an organ ...
References
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1732 births
1797 deaths
People educated at Abingdon School
Viscounts in the Peerage of Ireland