Richard Butler, 1st Earl of Glengall

Richard Butler
Richard Butler
Representative peer for Ireland
	In office; 1800–1819
Personal details
Born	13 November 1775
Died	30 January 1819 (aged 43)
Political party	Tory
Spouse	Emily Jefferyes (m. 1793)
Children	4, including Richard
Parent	James Butler (father);

The Rt Hon. Richard Butler, 1st Earl of Glengall (13 November 1775 – 30 January 1819), known as The 10th Baron Cahir before 1816, was an Irish peer.

Biography

He was the son and heir of James Butler, 9th Baron Cahir, and Sarah Nicholls. In July 1788, he succeeded to his father's title and assumed his seat in the Irish House of Lords.^[1] Following the implementation of the Acts of Union in January 1801, Lord Cahir, as he then was styled, was elected as one of the original 28 Irish representative peers, and took his seat on the Tory benches in the British House of Lords. On 22 January 1816, he was created Viscount Cahir and Earl of Glengall, both titles in the Peerage of Ireland.

Marriage and issue

On 15 August 1793, the then Lord Cahir married Emily Jefferyes, daughter of James St. John Jefferyes and Arabella FitzGibbon, sister of The 1st Earl of Clare. They had four children:^[2]

The Hon. Richard Butler (17 May 1794 – 22 June 1858), styled as Viscount Cahir between January 1816 and January 1819.
Lady Harriet Anne Butler (1 January 1799 – 14 September 1860), married The 3rd Marquess of Donegall
Lady Charlotte Butler Talbot (9 May 1809 – 22 March 1846), married Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot, M.P.
Lady Emily Georgina Arabella (1812 –), married firstly Richard Pennefather (died 1849); secondly, General Henry Aitchison Hankey

Lord Glengall was succeeded by his only son, Richard, Viscount Cahir.^[3]

References

^ John Debrett, The Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland, Volume 1 (1822), p.1073.
^ Lodge, Edmund (1839). The Peerage of the British Empire as at Present Existing: Arranged and Printed from the Personal Communications of the Nobility. Saunders and Otley. p. 229. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
^ John Debrett, The Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland, Volume 1 (1822), p.1073.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
New post	Representative peer for Ireland 1800–1819	Succeeded by The Earl Belmore
Peerage of Ireland
New creation	Earl of Glengall 1816–1819	Succeeded by Richard Butler
Preceded by James Butler	Baron Cahir 1788–1819	Succeeded by Richard Butler

[1] John Debrett, The Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland, Volume 1 (1822), p.1073.

[2] Lodge, Edmund (1839). The Peerage of the British Empire as at Present Existing: Arranged and Printed from the Personal Communications of the Nobility. Saunders and Otley. p. 229. Retrieved 3 December 2016.

[3] John Debrett, The Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland, Volume 1 (1822), p.1073.

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