Earl of Roden
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Peerage of Ireland
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. It was created in 1771 for Robert Jocelyn, 2nd Viscount Jocelyn
Robert Jocelyn, 1st Earl of Roden
Robert Jocelyn, 1st Earl of Roden was an Irish peer and politician.He was the only son of Robert Jocelyn, 1st Viscount Jocelyn and Baron Newport by his first wife Charlotte Anderson. He was M.P for Old Leighlin 1743-56 and Auditor-General of the Exchequer from 1750 until his death...
. This branch of the Jocelyn family descends from the 1st Viscount, prominent Irish lawyer and politician Robert Jocelyn
Robert Jocelyn, 1st Viscount Jocelyn
Robert Jocelyn, 1st Viscount Jocelyn PC SL was an English-Irish politician and member of the Peerage of Ireland. He is best known for serving as Lord Chancellor of Ireland.-Early life:...
, the son of Thomas Jocelyn, third son of Sir Robert Jocelyn, 1st Baronet, of Hyde Hall (see below). He notably served as Lord Chancellor of Ireland
Lord Chancellor of Ireland
The office of Lord Chancellor of Ireland was the highest judicial office in Ireland until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. From 1721 to 1801 it was also the highest political office of the Irish Parliament.-13th century:...
from 1739 to 1756. In 1743 he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Newport, of Newport, and in 1755 he was further honoured when he was made Viscount Jocelyn, also in the Peerage of Ireland. He was succeeded by his son, the second Viscount
Robert Jocelyn, 1st Earl of Roden
Robert Jocelyn, 1st Earl of Roden was an Irish peer and politician.He was the only son of Robert Jocelyn, 1st Viscount Jocelyn and Baron Newport by his first wife Charlotte Anderson. He was M.P for Old Leighlin 1743-56 and Auditor-General of the Exchequer from 1750 until his death...
. He represented Old Leighlin
Old Leighlin (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Old Leighlin was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.Following the Act of Union 1800 the borough was disfranchised.-Boundaries and Boundary Changes:...
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...
and served as Auditor-General of Ireland. In 1770 he was created Earl of Roden, of High Roding in the County of Tipperary, in the Peerage of Ireland. In 1770 he also succeeded his first cousin once removed as fifth Baronet of Hyde Hall.
Lord Roden was succeeded by his son, the second Earl
Robert Jocelyn, 2nd Earl of Roden
Robert Jocelyn, 2nd Earl of Roden KP, PC was an Irish peer and politician. He was styled The Honourable from his birth to 1771, and then Viscount Jocelyn from 1771 to 1797....
. He sat in the Irish House of Commons for Dundalk
Dundalk (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Dundalk was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1801.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Dundalk was represented with two members.-1689–1801:...
and served as an Irish Representative Peer
Representative peer
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in the British House of Lords between 1800 and 1820. His son, the third Earl
Robert Jocelyn, 3rd Earl of Roden
Robert Jocelyn, 3rd Earl of Roden KP, PC PC , styled Viscount Jocelyn between 1797 and 1820, was an Irish Tory politician and supporter of Protestant causes.-Background:...
, represented County Louth
County Louth (UK Parliament constituency)
County Louth, otherwise known as Louth County or Louth, is a former parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
in the British House of Commons
British House of Commons
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and was Auditor-General of the Exchequer in Ireland. In 1821 he was created Baron Clanbrassil, of Hyde Hall in the County of Hertford, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, which gave him and his descendants an automatic seat in the House of Lords. He was a leading figure in the Protestant Second Reformation
Second Reformation
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. His grandson, the fourth Earl
Robert Jocelyn, 4th Earl of Roden
Robert Jocelyn, 4th Earl of Roden , styled the Hon. Robert Jocelyn until 1854 and Viscount Jocelyn from 1854 to 1870, was an Anglo-Irish Conservative politician....
, served in the second Conservative administration
Conservative Government 1874-1880
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of Benjamin Disraeli as a Lord-in-Waiting
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(government whip in the House of Lords) from 1874 to 1880.
He died at an early age and was succeeded by his uncle, the fifth Earl. When he died in 1897 the barony of Clanbrassil became extinct. He was succeeded in the Irish titles by his first cousin, the sixth Earl. He was the son of the Hon. John Jocelyn, fourth son of the second Earl. On his death the titles were inherited by his younger brother, the seventh Earl. His son, the eighth Earl, sat in the House of Lords as an Irish Representative Peer between 1919 and 1956. the titles are held by his grandson, the ninth Earl, who succeeded his father in 1993.
The Jocelyn Baronetcy, of Hyde Hall in the County of Hertford, was created in the Baronetage of England in 1665 for Robert Jocelyn. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baronet. This line of the family failed on the death of his younger son, the fourth Baronet, in 1778. The late Baronet was succeeded by his first cousin once removed, the first Earl of Roden. For further history of the baronetcy, see above.
The previous English family seat (now sold), Hyde Hall, is close to the town of Sawbridgeworth
Sawbridgeworth
Sawbridgeworth is a small, mainly residential, town and also a civil parish in Hertfordshire, England.- Location :Sawbridgeworth is four miles south of Bishop's Stortford, twelve miles east of Hertford and nine miles north of Epping. It lies on the A1184 and has a railway station that links to...
in Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
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and there is a brass to Sir Ralph Josselyn, Lord Mayor of London (1464 and 1476) in the church there.
The Irish family seat of the Earls of Roden was Tollymore Park, Bryansford
Bryansford
Bryansford is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It sits at the northern side of Tollymore Forest Park, roughly halfway between the towns of Newcastle and Castlewellan. The village is within the townlands of Ballyhafry and Aghacullion...
, Co Down, Northern Ireland. The estate was sold to the Ministry of Agriculture
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
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by the 8th Earl between 1930 and 1941 and is now Tollymore Forest Park
Tollymore Forest Park
Tollymore Forest Park was the first state forest park in Northern Ireland, established on the 2 June 1955. It is located at Bryansford, near the town of Newcastle. Covering an area of at the foot of the Mourne Mountains, the forest park offers panoramic views of the surrounding mountains and the...
, open to the public and covering some 630 hectares. Tollymore House no longer stands, having been pulled down in 1952 after having been requisitioned for military purposes during World War II. The present Earl and Countess of Roden, however, still retain a private family residence at Tollymore.
Descendents of the Earls of Roden are also known to be living in the area of Beechlawn, Coolock
Coolock
Coolock is a large suburban area, centred on a village, on Dublin city's Northside in Ireland. Coolock is crossed by the Santry River, a prominent feature in the middle of the district, with a linear park and ponds...
on the northside of Dublin. The Earls of Roden were associated with the County Louth
County Louth
County Louth is a county of Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Louth. Louth County Council is the local authority for the county...
town of Dundalk
Dundalk
Dundalk is the county town of County Louth in Ireland. It is situated where the Castletown River flows into Dundalk Bay. The town is close to the border with Northern Ireland and equi-distant from Dublin and Belfast. The town's name, which was historically written as Dundalgan, has associations...
for over three centuries, and in July 2006 sold the freehold to the town by auction.
Viscounts Jocelyn (1755)
- Robert Jocelyn, 1st Viscount JocelynRobert Jocelyn, 1st Viscount JocelynRobert Jocelyn, 1st Viscount Jocelyn PC SL was an English-Irish politician and member of the Peerage of Ireland. He is best known for serving as Lord Chancellor of Ireland.-Early life:...
(1688–1756) - Robert Jocelyn, 2nd Viscount JocelynRobert Jocelyn, 1st Earl of RodenRobert Jocelyn, 1st Earl of Roden was an Irish peer and politician.He was the only son of Robert Jocelyn, 1st Viscount Jocelyn and Baron Newport by his first wife Charlotte Anderson. He was M.P for Old Leighlin 1743-56 and Auditor-General of the Exchequer from 1750 until his death...
(1731–1797) (created Earl of Roden in 1771)
Earls of Roden (1771)
- Robert Jocelyn, 1st Earl of RodenRobert Jocelyn, 1st Earl of RodenRobert Jocelyn, 1st Earl of Roden was an Irish peer and politician.He was the only son of Robert Jocelyn, 1st Viscount Jocelyn and Baron Newport by his first wife Charlotte Anderson. He was M.P for Old Leighlin 1743-56 and Auditor-General of the Exchequer from 1750 until his death...
(1731–1797) - Robert Jocelyn, 2nd Earl of RodenRobert Jocelyn, 2nd Earl of RodenRobert Jocelyn, 2nd Earl of Roden KP, PC was an Irish peer and politician. He was styled The Honourable from his birth to 1771, and then Viscount Jocelyn from 1771 to 1797....
(1756–1820) - Robert Jocelyn, 3rd Earl of RodenRobert Jocelyn, 3rd Earl of RodenRobert Jocelyn, 3rd Earl of Roden KP, PC PC , styled Viscount Jocelyn between 1797 and 1820, was an Irish Tory politician and supporter of Protestant causes.-Background:...
(1788–1870)- Robert Jocelyn, Viscount JocelynRobert Jocelyn, Viscount JocelynRobert Jocelyn, Viscount Jocelyn , was a British soldier and Conservative politician.-Background:Born at Carlton Gardens, London, Jocelyn was the eldest son and heir apparent of Robert Jocelyn, 3rd Earl of Roden, and the Hon...
(1816-1854)
- Robert Jocelyn, Viscount Jocelyn
- Robert Jocelyn, 4th Earl of RodenRobert Jocelyn, 4th Earl of RodenRobert Jocelyn, 4th Earl of Roden , styled the Hon. Robert Jocelyn until 1854 and Viscount Jocelyn from 1854 to 1870, was an Anglo-Irish Conservative politician....
(1846–1880) - John Strange Jocelyn, 5th Earl of Roden (1823–1897)
- William Henry Jocelyn, 6th Earl of Roden (1842–1910)
- Robert Julian Orde Jocelyn, 7th Earl of Roden (1845–1915)
- Robert Soame Jocelyn, 8th Earl of Roden (1883–1956)
- Robert William Jocelyn, 9th Earl of Roden (1909–1993)
- Robert John Jocelyn, 10th Earl of Roden (b. 1938)
The heir apparent
Heir apparent
An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....
is Shane Robert Henning Jocelyn, Viscount Jocelyn (b. 1989).
Jocelyn Baronets, of Hyde Hall (1665)
- Sir Robert Jocelyn, 1st Baronet (1623–1712)
- Sir Strange Jocelyn, 2nd Baronet (c. 1651-1734)
- Sir John Jocelyn, 3rd Baronet (1689–1741)
- Sir Conyers Jocelyn, 4th Baronet (1703–1778)
- Robert Jocelyn, 1st Earl of Roden, 5th BaronetRobert Jocelyn, 1st Earl of RodenRobert Jocelyn, 1st Earl of Roden was an Irish peer and politician.He was the only son of Robert Jocelyn, 1st Viscount Jocelyn and Baron Newport by his first wife Charlotte Anderson. He was M.P for Old Leighlin 1743-56 and Auditor-General of the Exchequer from 1750 until his death...
(1731–1797)
see above for further holders
See also
- Bishop Percy JocelynPercy JocelynPercy Jocelyn was Anglican Bishop of Clogher in the Church of Ireland from 1820 to 1822. He was forced from his position due to claims of homosexual practices.-Early life:...
(1764–1843) - Frances Jocelyn, Viscountess JocelynFrances Jocelyn, Viscountess JocelynFrances Elizabeth Jocelyn, Viscountess Jocelyn, VA was a British courtier and amateur photographer.The former Lady Frances Elizabeth Cowper was the daughter of Peter Cowper, 5th Earl Cowper and his wife, Emily...
(1820–1880)