Baron Holmes was a title that was created twice 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 ...

. The first creation came on 11 September 1760 when the politician Thomas Holmes was made Baron Holmes, of Kilmallock in the County of Limerick. The title became extinct on his death on 21 July 1764. The second creation came on 6 November 1797 when Leonard Holmes was made Baron Holmes, of Kilmallock in the County of Limerick. He was the nephew of the first Baron of the 1760 creation. The title became extinct on his death on 18 January 1804.

Barons Holmes; First creation (1760)

Thomas Holmes, 1st Baron Holmes Thomas Holmes, 1st Baron Holmes (2 November 1699 – 21 July 1764) was a British politician who was Vice-Admiral and Governor of the Isle of Wight (1763–4) and sat in the House of Commons between 1727 and 1774. He managed elections in the ...

(1699–1764)

Barons Holmes; Second creation (1797)

*Leonard Holmes, 1st Baron Holmes ( – 18 January 1804). Born Leonard Troughear, he was the son of Thomas Troughear and Elizabeth Holmes, daughter of Henry Holmes and sister of

. He was a clergyman. On succeeding to his uncle Lord Holmes's estates he assumed the surname of Holmes in lieu of his patronymic. In 1797 the barony held by his uncle was also revived when Holmes was raised to the

as Baron Holmes, of Kilmallock in the County of Limerick. Lord Holmes married Elizabeth Tyrrell. They had one daughter, The Honourable Catherine Holmes, who married Edward Rushworth and had several children by him. Lord Holmes died in January 1804. As he had no sons the barony died with him. Lady Holmes died in 1810.

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* Henry Holmes of Mallow,

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** Colonel Thomas Holmes of

Kilmallock Kilmallock () is a town in south County Limerick, Ireland, near the border with County Cork. There is a Dominican Priory in the town and King's Castle (or King John's Castle). The remains of medieval walls which encircled the settlement are sti ...

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*** Henry Holmes (–1738) m. Mary Holmes (daughter of Admiral Sir Robert Holmes) **** Coronet of a British Baron

(1699–1764) **** Lieutenant General Henry Holmes (1703–62) **** Rear Admiral Charles Holmes (1711–1761) **** Elizabeth Holmes m. Thomas Troughear ***** Leonard (Troughear) Holmes, 1st Baron Holmes (–1804) m. Elizabeth Tyrrell (d.1810) ****** The Hon. Catherine Holmes m. Edward Rushworth ******* ''Descendants'' ** Admiral Sir Robert Holmes (–1692), English Admiral *** Mary Holmes (wife of Henry Holmes) ** Admiral Sir John Holmes (1640?–1683), English Admiral leader

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Holmes Extinct baronies in the Peerage of Ireland Noble titles created in 1760 Noble titles created in 1797

Barons Holmes; First creation (1760)

Barons Holmes; Second creation (1797)

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