Sir Richard Butler | |
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Member of Parliament for County Carlow | |
In office 1730–1761 Serving with Robert Burton | |
Preceded by | Jeffrey Paul Robert Burton |
Succeeded by | Benjamin Burton Thomas Butler |
Personal details | |
Born | 1699 |
Died | 25 November 1771 | (aged 71–72)
Spouse |
Henrietta Percy (
m. 1728) |
Relations |
Sir Thomas Butler, 3rd Baronet (grandfather) Sir Pierce Butler, 4th Baronet (uncle) Edward Abney (grandfather) |
Children | 10, including Thomas, Pierce |
Parent(s) | James Butler Frances Abney Parker |
Sir Richard Butler, 5th Baronet (1699 – 25 November 1771) [1] was an Irish politician and baronet.
He was the eldest son of James Butler and Frances ( née Abney) Parker Butler. His mother was the widow of Sir John Parker, who lived at Fermoyle in County Longford. [2]
His father was the second son of Sir Thomas Butler, 3rd Baronet and his mother was a daughter of Sir Edward Abney, MP for Leicester. [2]
Butler represented County Carlow in the Irish House of Commons from 1730 to 1761. [3]
In 1732, he succeeded his uncle Pierce as baronet. [1]
In 1728, he married Henrietta Percy (1701–1794), daughter of Sir Henry Percy and Eliza ( née Paul) Percy. Her grandfather was Sir Anthony Percy, Lord Mayor of London in 1699. [4] Together, they had four sons and six daughters, including: [5]
Sir Richard died on 25 November 1771 and was succeeded by his eldest son Thomas. [5]
His great-grandson, hereditary and absentee plantation owner Pierce Mease Butler, authorized The Great Slave Auction of 1859 to pay gambling debts.
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Sir Richard Butler | |
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Member of Parliament for County Carlow | |
In office 1730–1761 Serving with Robert Burton | |
Preceded by | Jeffrey Paul Robert Burton |
Succeeded by | Benjamin Burton Thomas Butler |
Personal details | |
Born | 1699 |
Died | 25 November 1771 | (aged 71–72)
Spouse |
Henrietta Percy (
m. 1728) |
Relations |
Sir Thomas Butler, 3rd Baronet (grandfather) Sir Pierce Butler, 4th Baronet (uncle) Edward Abney (grandfather) |
Children | 10, including Thomas, Pierce |
Parent(s) | James Butler Frances Abney Parker |
Sir Richard Butler, 5th Baronet (1699 – 25 November 1771) [1] was an Irish politician and baronet.
He was the eldest son of James Butler and Frances ( née Abney) Parker Butler. His mother was the widow of Sir John Parker, who lived at Fermoyle in County Longford. [2]
His father was the second son of Sir Thomas Butler, 3rd Baronet and his mother was a daughter of Sir Edward Abney, MP for Leicester. [2]
Butler represented County Carlow in the Irish House of Commons from 1730 to 1761. [3]
In 1732, he succeeded his uncle Pierce as baronet. [1]
In 1728, he married Henrietta Percy (1701–1794), daughter of Sir Henry Percy and Eliza ( née Paul) Percy. Her grandfather was Sir Anthony Percy, Lord Mayor of London in 1699. [4] Together, they had four sons and six daughters, including: [5]
Sir Richard died on 25 November 1771 and was succeeded by his eldest son Thomas. [5]
His great-grandson, hereditary and absentee plantation owner Pierce Mease Butler, authorized The Great Slave Auction of 1859 to pay gambling debts.
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