Baron Hemphill, of Rathkenny and of
Cashel in the
County of Tipperary, is a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 12 January 1906 for the lawyer and
Liberal
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Arts, entertainment and m ...
politician
Charles Hemphill,
Solicitor-General for Ireland
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between 1892 and 1895. His elder son, the second Baron, was Crown Prosecutor for
County Wicklow. He was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Baron. He was Deputy Chairman of the
London County Council
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from 1907 to 1908. The fifth Baron, who succeeded his father in 1957, assumed by
deed poll in 1959 the additional surname of Martyn, which was the maiden name of his father's mother, a first cousin of
Edward Martyn
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Early life
Martyn was the elder son of John Martyn of Tullira ...
. the title is held by the latter's son, the sixth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2012.
The family seat is Raford House, near Kiltullagh,
County Galway, in
Ireland
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.
Barons Hemphill (1906)
*
Charles Hare Hemphill, 1st Baron Hemphill (1822–1908)
* Stanhope Charles John Hemphill, 2nd Baron Hemphill (1853–1919)
*
Fitzroy Hemphill, 3rd Baron Hemphill (1860–1930)
* Martyn Charles Andrews Hemphill, 4th Baron Hemphill (1901–1957)
*
Peter Patrick Martyn-Hemphill, 5th Baron Hemphill (1928–2012)
* Charles Andrew Martyn-Hemphill, 6th Baron Hemphill (b. 1954)
The heir apparent is the present holder's elder son, the Hon. Richard Patrick Lumley Martyn-Hemphill (b. 1990)
Arms
Notes
References
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*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
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* ''Galway Races'', Jack Mahon, 1995.
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Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Noble titles created in 1906
Noble titles created for UK MPs
County Tipperary