Viscount Bulkeley, of Cashel in the County of Tipperary, was a title in the

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. It was created on 19 January 1644 for Thomas Bulkeley, the son of Sir Richard Bulkeley of Beaumaris and a supporter of King

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. The title descended from father to son until the death of his great-great-grandson, the 5th Viscount, in 1738. The late Viscount was childless and was succeeded by his younger brother, the 6th Viscount. The latter was succeeded by his son, the 7th Viscount. The 7th Viscount was also created Baron Bulkeley, of Beaumaris, in the County of Anglesey, in the

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on 14 May 1784, which entitled him to a seat in the

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. In 1802 he assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Warren, which was that of his father-in-law,

Sir George Warren Sir George Warren KB (7 February 1735 – 31 August 1801), of Poynton Lodge in Cheshire, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1758 and 1796. Early life Warren was the only son of Edward Warren of Poynton and hi ...

. On his death in 1822 both titles became extinct.

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, of Penrhyn, succeeded to the Bulkeley estates and assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Bulkeley. From the 2nd to the 6th viscount, all viscounts were

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Viscounts Bulkeley (1644)

Thomas Bulkeley, 1st Viscount Bulkeley Thomas Bulkeley, 1st Viscount Bulkeley (1585–1659) was a landowner from North Wales who supported the Royalist cause during the English Civil War. The son of Sir Richard Bulkeley of Beaumaris and his first wife Mary Burgh, daughter of William, ...

(died c.1659) *

Robert Bulkeley, 2nd Viscount Bulkeley Robert Bulkeley, 2nd Viscount Bulkeley of Cashel (died 18 October 1688) was a British peer and politician. He was born the second son of Thomas Bulkeley, 1st Viscount Bulkeley of Baron Hill, Beaumaris and inherited the title from his father aft ...

(died 1688) *

Richard Bulkeley, 3rd Viscount Bulkeley Richard Bulkeley, 3rd Viscount Bulkeley ( – 9 August 1704) was a Welsh politician and peer. Bulkeley was the eldest son of Robert Bulkeley, 2nd Viscount Bulkeley and Sarah, daughter of Daniel Harvey of London and sister of Sir Daniel Harvey. ...

(–1704) *

Richard Bulkeley, 4th Viscount Bulkeley Richard Bulkeley, 4th Viscount Bulkeley (19 September 1682 – 4 June 1724), of Baron Hill, Anglesey, was a Welsh Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1704 and 1724. He was extremely hot-tempered and was involved in several per ...

(1682–1724) *

Richard Bulkeley, 5th Viscount Bulkeley Richard Bulkeley, 5th Viscount Bulkeley (8 April 1707 – 15 March 1739) of Baron Hill, Anglesey was a Welsh landowner and Tory politician who sat in the British House of Commons, House of Commons from 1730 to 1738. Early life Bulkeley was the e ...

(1708–1738) *

James Bulkeley, 6th Viscount Bulkeley James Bulkeley, 6th Viscount Bulkeley (17 February 1716/17 – 23 April 1752) of Baron Hill, Anglesey, was a Welsh landowner and Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1739 to 1752. Early life Bulkeley was the second son of Richa ...

(1717–1752) *

Thomas Bulkeley, 7th Viscount Bulkeley Thomas James Bulkeley, 7th Viscount Bulkeley, later Warren-Bulkeley, (12 December 1752 – 3 June 1822) was a Welsh aristocrat and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1784 when he was raised to the peerage. Life Thomas Jame ...

(1752–1822)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bulkeley Extinct viscountcies in the Peerage of Ireland

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Noble titles created in 1644

Viscounts Bulkeley (1644)

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