John Hely-Hutchinson, 3rd Earl of Donoughmore
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John Hely-Hutchinson, 3rd Earl of Donoughmore KP, PC (I)
Privy Council of Ireland
The Privy Council of Ireland was an institution of the Kingdom of Ireland until 31 December 1800 and of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1801-1922...

 (1787 – 14 September 1851) was an Irish politician and peer.

Background

He was the son of the Hon. Francis Hely-Hutchinson
Francis Hely-Hutchinson
Francis Hely-Hutchinson , styled The Honourable from 1783, was an Irish politician.He was the son of Christiana Nickson, 1st Baroness of Donoughmore of Knocklofty and The Rt. Hon. John Hely-Hutchinson...

 (d. 1827) (the son of Christiana Nickson, 1st Baroness of Donoughmore of Knocklofty).

Political career

He represented Tipperary
Tipperary (UK Parliament constituency)
Tipperary, also known as Tipperary County, was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which from 1801 to 1885 returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.-Boundaries:...

 in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom as a Whig
British Whig Party
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. From 1832 he sat in the House of Lords
House of Lords
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, having succeeded to his uncle's peerages, specifically the Viscountcy of Hutchinson.

Treason trial in France

He was put on trial in Paris
Paris
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, along with Robert Thomas Wilson
Robert Thomas Wilson
General Sir Robert Thomas Wilson Kt was a British general and politician who served in Egypt, Prussia, and was seconded to the Imperial Russian Army in 1812. He sat as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Southwark from 1818 to 1831...

 and Michael Bruce, on charges of aiding the escape from prison of Antoine Marie Chamans, Comte de Lavalette
Antoine Marie Chamans, comte de Lavalette
Antoine Marie Chamans, comte de Lavalette was a French politician and general.-Early life:Born in Paris the same year as Napoleon Bonaparte, he spent the Revolution in the French Revolutionary Army, where he rose through the ranks to become an aide-de-camp to General Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers.In...

. The trial took place at the Cour d'assises
Cour d'assises
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 from April 22 to April 24, 1816. All three men were convicted and sentenced to three months' imprisonment.

Family

He was married to the Hon. Margaret Gardiner (daughter of Luke Gardiner, 1st Viscount Mountjoy
Luke Gardiner, 1st Viscount Mountjoy
Luke Gardiner, 1st Viscount Mountjoy PC was an Irish landowner and politician.He was the son of Charles Gardiner by his wife Florinda, daughter of Robert Norman. His sister Anne later became Countess of Clancarty. On 3 July 1773 he married Elizabeth, daughter of William Montgomery, an MP for...

). He married, for a second time, Barbara Reynell. He was succeeded to the peerages by his son by his first wife, Richard
Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 4th Earl of Donoughmore
Richard John Hely-Hutchinson, 4th Earl of Donoughmore PC , styled Viscount Suirdale between 1832 and 1851, was a British Conservative politician.-Background:...

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