The Wheeler-Denny-Cuffe, later Denny-Wheeler-Cuffe, later Wheeler-Cuffe Baronetcy, of Leyrath in the County of Kilkenny, was a title in the

Baronetage of Ireland Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain. Baronetage of England (1611–1705) James I of E ...

. It was created on 30 December 1800 for Jonah Wheeler-Denny-Cuffe. He later assumed the surname of Denny-Wheeler-Cuffe and served as

Mayor of Kilkenny The Mayor of Kilkenny ( ga, Cathaoirleach) is an honorific title used by the head of Kilkenny Borough Council. The Council has jurisdiction throughout its administrative area which is the city of Kilkenny in the Republic of Ireland. The office was ...

in 1823. The second and third Baronet used the surname Wheeler-Cuffe only. The title became extinct on the latter's death in 1934. The third Baronet was survived by his sister Pauline Florence Elizabeth. The baronetcy was the last created in the Baronetage of Ireland. The family were descended from Jonas Wheeler, Bishop of Ossory, who died in 1640, and his son Oliver, who settled at Grenane,

County Laois County Laois ( ; gle, Contae Laoise) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and in the province of Leinster. It was known as Queen's County from 1556 to 1922. The modern county takes its name from Loígis, a medie ...

. Their descendant Sir Richard Wheeler, father of the first baronet, adopted the additional surname Cuffe on inheriting the estate of his maternal grandfather, Denny Cuffe.

Charlotte, Lady Wheeler-Cuffe Charlotte Isabel Wheeler-Cuffe (; 24 May 1867 – 8 March 1967) was an amateur botanical artist, plant collector and gardener. Life Williams was born on 24 May 1867 in Wimbledon, London, to a family with Irish connections, her maternal grandf ...

, wife of the third Baronet, was a botanic artist and collector.

Wheeler-Denny-Cuffe, later Denny-Wheeler-Cuffe, later Wheeler-Cuffe baronets, of Leyrath (1800)

*Sir Jonah Denny-Wheeler-Cuffe, 1st Baronet (c. 1769–1853)"Alumni Dublinenses: a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860 George Dames Burtchaell/ Thomas Ulick Sadleir p200: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935 *Sir Charles Frederick Denny Wheeler-Cuffe, 2nd Baronet (1832–1915) *Sir Otway Fortescue Luke Wheeler-Cuffe, 3rd Baronet (1866–1934)

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