Abraham Creighton, 1st Baron Erne (December 1703 – 10 June 1772), was an Irish peer and politician. He was the only son of David Creighton of

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and Catherine Southwell, daughter of Richard Southwell. He married Elizabeth Rogerson, eldest daughter of John Rogerson,

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, and Elizabeth Ludlow. They had four surviving children, two sons and two daughters. Crom Castle in 2008

Erne was a major landowner in

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, and also had banking interests. He represented

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in the

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from 1727 until 1768, when he was raised to the

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as Baron Erne, of Crom Castle in the County of Fermanagh. He died in June 1772 and was succeeded in the barony by his son

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, who was later created

Earl Erne Earl Erne, of Crom Castle in the County of Fermanagh, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1789 for John Creighton, 1st Earl Erne, John Creighton, 2nd Baron Erne, who had earlier represented Lifford (Parliament of Ireland con ...

. Up to 1729, Alexander Montgomery shared the parliamentary patronage of Lifford, County Donegal, with the Creighton family, the Earls of Erne. There is an agreement in the Erne papers (held in the Northern Ireland Public Records Office) dated 1727 between Alexander Montgomery and General David Creighton about the sharing of Lifford Corporation and its representation in the

, to which it sent two MPs. One of the articles of agreement was that, if Montgomery should die without a son, then his interest should pass to the Creightons. Montgomery was elected as an MP for County Donegal in the general election held later on in 1727 so General David Creighton and his son and heir, Abraham Creighton (later the 1st Lord Erne), were returned as the two Lifford MPs. General David Creighton died in 1728 so the Lifford seat was filled by Thomas Montgomery, the nephew of Alexander. On the death of Thomas Montgomery in 1760, full control of the Lifford seats passed to Abraham Creighton.

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*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * {{DEFAULTSORT:Erne, Abraham Creighton, 1st Baron 1703 births 1772 deaths Barons in the Peerage of Ireland Peers of Ireland created by George III Irish MPs 1727–1760 Irish MPs 1761–1768 Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Donegal constituencies 18th-century Irish landowners Politicians from County Fermanagh