Colonel Richard Lysaght Hare, Viscount Ennismore (20 March 1773 – 24 September 1827) was an

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politician. Ennismore was the son of

William Hare, 1st Earl of Listowel William Hare, 1st Earl of Listowel (September 1751 – 13 July 1837), known as Lord Ennismore from 1800 to 1816 and as the Viscount Ennismore and Listowel from 1816 to 1822, was an Irish peer and politician. Life He was the second son of Richar ...

and Mary, only daughter of Henry Wrixon of Ballygiblin. He sat in the

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as the Member of Parliament for

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alongside his father from 1798 until the seat's disenfranchisement under the

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.E. M. Johnston-Liik
''MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800''
(Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.94 (Retrieved 27 October 2022). He subsequently represented

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in the UK Parliament as a

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from 1812 to 1827. He married Hon. Catherine Dillon, eldest daughter of Robert Dillon, 1st Baron Clonbrock on 10 June 1797 and together they had seven children. Styled ''

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'' from 1800, he assumed the courtesy title Viscount Ennismore when his father was made

Earl of Listowel Earl of Listowel (pronounced "Lish-''toe''-ell") is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1822 for William Hare, 1st Viscount Ennismore and Listowel, who had earlier represented Cork City and Athy in the Irish House of Commons. ...

in 1822. Ennismore predeceased his father, dying in 1827, meaning his father's titles were inherited by his eldest son,

William Hare, 2nd Earl of Listowel William Hare, 2nd Earl of Listowel, (22 September 1801 – 4 February 1856), known as Viscount Ennismore from 1827 to 1837, was an Irish peer and politician. Life Listowel was the eldest son of Richard Hare, Viscount Ennismore, and Catherine Br ...

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Heirs apparent who never acceded Irish MPs 1798–1800 Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Kildare constituencies Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Cork constituencies (1801–1922) Tory MPs (pre-1834) UK MPs 1812–1818 UK MPs 1818–1820 UK MPs 1820–1826 UK MPs 1826–1830