Gethin Baronets
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The Gethin Baronetcy, of Gethinsgrott in Cork, is a title in the Baronetage of Ireland. It was created on 1 August 1665 for Richard Gethin, who represented Clonmel
and Newtown Limavady
in the Irish House of Commons
. The eighth Baronet was a Colonel in the British Army
.
Grace, Lady Gethin, wife of the second Baronet, was an essayist and woman of learning.
Clonmel (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Clonmel was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Clonmel was represented with two members.-1689–1801:...
and Newtown Limavady
Newtown Limavady (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Newtown Limavady 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...
. The eighth Baronet was a Colonel in the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
.
Grace, Lady Gethin, wife of the second Baronet, was an essayist and woman of learning.
Gethin Baronets, of Gethinsgrott (1665)
- Sir Richard Gethin, 1st Baronet (c. 1615-c. 1685)
- Sir Richard Gethin, 2nd Baronet (1674-1709)
- Sir Richard Gethin, 3rd Baronet (1698-c. 1765)
- Sir Richard Gethin, 4th Baronet (c. 1725-c. 1778)
- Sir Percy Geffin, 5th Baronet (d. 1837)
- Sir Richard Gethin, 6th Baronet (1823-1885)
- Sir Richard Charles Percy Gethin, 7th Baronet (1847-1921)
- Sir Richard Walter St Lawrence Gethin, 8th Baronet (1878-1946)
- Sir Richard Patrick St Lawrence Gethin, 9th Baronet (1911-1988)
- Sir Richard Joseph St Lawrence Gethin, 10th Baronet (b. 1949)