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Richard Butler, 2nd Earl of Glengall

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Richard Butler
The 2nd Earl of Glengall in 1854 by Richard James Lane
Representative peer for Ireland
In office
1829-1858
Member of Parliament for Tipperary
In office
1818-1819
Personal details
Born(1794-05-17)17 May 1794
Died22 June 1858(1858-06-22) (aged 64)
Political partyTory
Spouse
Margaret Mellish
(m. 1834)
Children2
Parent
RelativesJames Butler (grandfather)
William Mellish (father-in-law)

The Rt Hon. Richard Butler, 2nd Earl of Glengall (17 May 1794 – 22 June 1858), styled Viscount Cahir between January 1816 and January 1819, was an Irish Tory politician and peer.

Biography

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The son of The 1st Earl of Glengall and Emily Jefferys,[1] on 17 July 1818, then-Viscount Cahir was elected as the Member of Parliament for Tipperary. Seven months later he succeeded to his father's title and resigned his seat.[1] On 1 September 1829, Lord Glengall was elected as an Irish representative peer, in succession to The 1st Earl of Blessington, and took his seat in the House of Lords on the Tory benches in February 1830.[2]

On 20 February 1834, Lord Glengall married Margaret Lauretta Mellish, the daughter of William Mellish, and together they had two daughters. Having no male issue, his titles (including the Cahir Barony of 1583) became extinct upon his death in 1858.

References

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  1. ^ a b John Debrett, The Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland, Volume 1 (1822), p. 1073.
  2. ^ "House of Lords Journal Volume 62: 4 February 1830 Pages 3-8 Journal of the House of Lords: Volume 62, 1830. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, [n.d.]". British History Online.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Tipperary
1818 – 1819
With: Montague James Mathew
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Representative peer for Ireland
1829–1858
Succeeded by
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by Earl of Glengall
1788–1858
Extinct