Abraham Creighton, 2nd Earl Erne
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Abraham Creighton, 2nd Earl Erne (10 May 1765 – 10 June 1842) was an Irish
peer
and politician.
He was the elder son of the 1st Earl Erne
, by his first wife, Catherine Howard. Between 1790 and 1798, he represented Lifford
in the Irish House of Commons
. In Dublin, he was a member of the Kildare Street Club
.
In November 1798 Abraham was declared insane. He was then incarcerated in Brooke House, London
, for the next forty years. On his father's death in 1828 Abraham became the second Earl, although still incarcerated and officially insane.
He died in 1842, within months of the death of his father's second wife, Mary Hervey, daughter of Frederick Hervey
, Earl of Bristol
and Bishop of Derry
. He was unmarried and without descendants. The title and the estates including Crom Castle
passed to his nephew John Creighton, the third Earl. The third Earl subsequently changed the spelling of the family name to Crichton, which spelling is maintained to this day by the Earl of Erne.
Ireland
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peer
Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those titles of nobility created by the English and later British monarchs of Ireland in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl,...
and politician.
He was the elder son of the 1st Earl Erne
John Creighton, 1st Earl Erne
John Creighton, 1st Earl Erne PC , known as The Lord Erne between 1772 and 1781 and as The Viscount Erne between 1781 and 1789, was an Irish peer and politician....
, by his first wife, Catherine Howard. Between 1790 and 1798, he represented Lifford
Lifford (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Lifford was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-1692–1801:...
in the Irish House of Commons
Irish House of Commons
The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland, that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords...
. In Dublin, he was a member of the Kildare Street Club
Kildare Street Club
The Kildare Street Club was a gentlemen's club in Dublin, Ireland, at the heart of the Anglo-Irish Protestant Ascendancy.The Club remained in Kildare Street between 1782 and 1977, when it merged with the Dublin University Club...
.
In November 1798 Abraham was declared insane. He was then incarcerated in Brooke House, London
London
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, for the next forty years. On his father's death in 1828 Abraham became the second Earl, although still incarcerated and officially insane.
He died in 1842, within months of the death of his father's second wife, Mary Hervey, daughter of Frederick Hervey
Frederick Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol
Frederick Augustus Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol, PC , known as The Earl-Bishop, was Bishop of Cloyne from 1767 to 1768 and Bishop of Derry from 1768 to 1803.- Life :...
, Earl of Bristol
Earl of Bristol
Earl of Bristol is a title that has been created twice in British history. The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1622 in favour of the politician and diplomat John Digby who served for many years as Ambassador to Spain, and had already been created Baron Digby of Sherborne, in the...
and Bishop of Derry
Derry
Derry or Londonderry is the second-biggest city in Northern Ireland and the fourth-biggest city on the island of Ireland. The name Derry is an anglicisation of the Irish name Doire or Doire Cholmcille meaning "oak-wood of Colmcille"...
. He was unmarried and without descendants. The title and the estates including Crom Castle
Crom Castle
Crom Castle is situated on the shores of the Upper Lough Erne in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, and set within a estate. The present structure was built in 1820 in the Victorian style and has been the home to the Crichton family, Earls of Erne for centuries...
passed to his nephew John Creighton, the third Earl. The third Earl subsequently changed the spelling of the family name to Crichton, which spelling is maintained to this day by the Earl of Erne.