Sir Thomas Butler, 6th Baronet (1735 – 7 October 1772) [1] was an Irish politician and baronet.
He was the eldest son of Sir Richard Butler, 5th Baronet and his wife Henrietta Percy, daughter of Henry Percy. [2] Butler sat for County Carlow in the Irish House of Commons from 1761 to 1768, [3] the same constituency several members of his family had represented before. [4] In 1771, Butler stood as Member of Parliament (MP) for Portarlington [3] and also succeeded his father as baronet, however died only a year later. [1]
On 19 June 1759, Butler married Dorothea Bayly, only daughter of Very Rev. Edward Bayly, Archdeacon of Dublin. [2] They had four daughters and four sons. [4] His oldest son Richard succeeded to the baronetcy. [4]
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Sir Thomas Butler, 6th Baronet (1735 – 7 October 1772) [1] was an Irish politician and baronet.
He was the eldest son of Sir Richard Butler, 5th Baronet and his wife Henrietta Percy, daughter of Henry Percy. [2] Butler sat for County Carlow in the Irish House of Commons from 1761 to 1768, [3] the same constituency several members of his family had represented before. [4] In 1771, Butler stood as Member of Parliament (MP) for Portarlington [3] and also succeeded his father as baronet, however died only a year later. [1]
On 19 June 1759, Butler married Dorothea Bayly, only daughter of Very Rev. Edward Bayly, Archdeacon of Dublin. [2] They had four daughters and four sons. [4] His oldest son Richard succeeded to the baronetcy. [4]
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