Peerage Record – 2793

     Henry Boyle, 1st Earl of Shannon was born in 1682.² He was the son of Henry Boyle and Lady Mary O’Brien.^3,4 He married, firstly, Catherine Coote, daughter of Lt.-Col. Chidley Coote and Catherine Sandys, in 1715.⁴ He married, secondly, Lady Henrietta Boyle, daughter of Charles Boyle, 3rd Earl of Cork and Juliana Noel, in September 1726.³ He died on 28 December 1764.⁴
     He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.⁴ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Middleton [Ireland] between 1707 and 1713.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) Kilmallock [Ireland] between 1713 and 1715.⁴ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for County Cork [Ireland] between 1715 and 1756.² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] in 1733.⁴ He held the office of Chancellor of the Exchequer [Ireland] between 1733 and 1755.² He held the office of Speaker, House of Commons [Ireland] between 1733 and 1756.² He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland, in 1735.⁴ He was Commissioner of Revenue for Ireland between 1735 and 1739.⁴ He held the office of Chancellor of the Exchequer [Ireland] in 1739.⁴ He was created 1st Viscount Boyle of Bandon, co. Cork [Ireland] on 17 April 1756.⁴ He succeeded as the 1st Baron of Castle Martyr, co. Cork [Ireland] on 17 April 1756.⁴ He was created 1st Earl of Shannon [Ireland] on 17 April 1756.⁴

     Henry Thomas Butler, 2nd Earl of Carrick was born on 19 May 1746.¹ He was the son of Somerset Hamilton Butler, 1st Earl of Carrick and Lady Juliana Boyle.² He married Sarah Elizabeth Taylor, daughter of Colonel Edward Taylor and Anne Maunsell, on 7 August 1774.¹ He died on 20 July 1813 at age 67 at Mount Juliet, County Kilkenny, Ireland^G.³
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Killyleagh between 1768 and 1774.^1,3 He succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Carrick, co. Tipperary [I., 1748] on 15 April 1774.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Viscount Ikerrin, co. Tipperary [I., 1629] on 15 April 1774.¹

     Ben Baring was born on 2 December 1970.¹ He is the son of Guy Esmond Baring and Raina Elizabeth Campbell.¹

     Galbraith Lowry-Corry was born in 1772.¹ He was the son of Armar Lowry-Corry, 1st Earl of Belmore and Lady Margaret Butler.¹ He died in 1773.¹

     Somerset Lowry-Corry, 2nd Earl of Belmore was born on 11 July 1774 at Sackville Street, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G.¹ He was the son of Armar Lowry-Corry, 1st Earl of Belmore and Lady Margaret Butler.¹ He was baptised on 8 August 1774 at St. Thomas’, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G.¹ He married Lady Juliana Butler, daughter of Henry Thomas Butler, 2nd Earl of Carrick and Sarah Elizabeth Taylor, on 20 October 1800 at Mount Juliet, County Kilkenny, Ireland^G.¹ He died on 18 April 1841 at age 66 at Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England^G.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Tyrone between 1797 and 1802.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in the Tyrone Militia.² He succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Belmore [I., 1797] on 2 February 1802.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Belmore of Castle Coole, co. Fermanagh [I., 1781] on 2 February 1802.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Viscount Belmore [I., 1789] on 2 February 1802.¹ He held the office of Custos Rotulorum of County Tyrone between 1819 and 1841.¹ He held the office of Representative Peer [Ireland] between 1819 and 1841.¹ He held the office of Captain-General and Governor-in-Chief of Jamaica between 1828 and 1832.¹

     Juliana Lowry-Corry was born in 1773.¹ She was the daughter of Armar Lowry-Corry, 1st Earl of Belmore and Lady Margaret Butler.¹ She died, young.¹

     Somerset Richard Butler, 3rd Earl of Carrick was born on 28 September 1779.¹ He was the son of Henry Thomas Butler, 2nd Earl of Carrick and Sarah Elizabeth Taylor.² He married, firstly, Anne Wynne, daughter of Owen Wynne and Lady Sarah Cole, on 1 September 1811 at Rutland Square, London, England^G.^1,3 He married, secondly, Lucy French, daughter of Arthur French and Margaret Costello, on 12 February 1833.¹ He died on 4 February 1838 at age 58 at Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G.³ He was buried at Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland^G.⁴
     He matriculated at Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G, on 16 June 1795.⁴ He held the office of Sheriff of County Kilkenny in 1812.³ He succeeded as the 3rd Earl of Carrick, co. Tipperary [I., 1748] on 20 July 1813.¹ He succeeded as the 10th Viscount Ikerrin, co. Tipperary [I., 1629] on 20 July 1813.¹ He held the office of Representative Peer [Ireland] between 1819 and 1838.³

     Anne Wynne was the daughter of Owen Wynne and Lady Sarah Cole.^2,3 She married Somerset Richard Butler, 3rd Earl of Carrick, son of Henry Thomas Butler, 2nd Earl of Carrick and Sarah Elizabeth Taylor, on 1 September 1811 at Rutland Square, London, England^G.^1,3 She died on 22 October 1829 at Mount Juliet, Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland^G, without male issue.³
     Her married name became Butler. After her marriage, Anne Wynne was styled as Countess of Carrick on 20 July 1813.

     Owen Wynne was born in 1755.² He was the son of Owen Wynne and Hon. Anne Maxwell.² He married Lady Sarah Cole, daughter of William Willoughby Cole, 1st Earl of Enniskillen and Anne Lowry.³ He died on 12 December 1841.²
     He lived at Hazelwood, County Sligo, Ireland^G.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) [Ireland] between 1776 and 1800, for Sligo.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Sligo between 1801 and 1806.² He held the office of High Sheriff of County Sligo between 1819 and 1820.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Sligo between 1820 and 1830.² He held the office of High Sheriff of County Leitrim between 1833 and 1834.²

     Lady Juliana Butler was born on 20 September 1783.¹ She was the daughter of Henry Thomas Butler, 2nd Earl of Carrick and Sarah Elizabeth Taylor.¹ She married Somerset Lowry-Corry, 2nd Earl of Belmore, son of Armar Lowry-Corry, 1st Earl of Belmore and Lady Margaret Butler, on 20 October 1800 at Mount Juliet, County Kilkenny, Ireland^G.¹ She died on 22 July 1861 at age 77 at Green Park, Rostrevor, County Down, Ireland^G.¹ She was buried on 27 July 1861 at Caledon, County Fermanagh, Ireland^G.¹
     Her married name became Lowry-Corry. After her marriage, Lady Juliana Butler was styled as Countess Belmore on 2 February 1802.