O'Loghlen Baronets
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The O'Loghlen Baronetcy, of Drumcanora in Ennis, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...

. It was created on 16 July 1838 for the prominent Irish
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 judge and Whig politician Michael O'Loghlen. He served as Master of the Rolls in Ireland
Master of the Rolls in Ireland
The office of Master of the Rolls in Ireland originated in the office of the keeper of the Rolls in the Irish Chancery and became an office granted by letters patent in 1333. It was abolished in 1924....

 from 1837 to 1842. The second Baronet represented County Clare in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
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 as a Liberal
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 from 1863 to 1877. The third Baronet emigrated to Australia
Australia
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 and served as Premier of Victoria
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 from 1881 to 1883. The fourth Baronet was Lord-Lieutenant of County Clare between 1910 and 1922. The family surname is pronounced "O'Lochlen".

O'Loghlen, of Drumcanora (1838)

  • Sir Michael O'Loghlen, 1st Baronet (1789–1842)
  • Sir Colman Michael O'Loghlen, 2nd Baronet
    Sir Colman O'Loghlen, 2nd Baronet
    Sir Colman O'Loghlen, 2nd Baronet was an Irish baronet and politician.O'Loghlen was born in County Clare, Ireland, a son of the distinguished Irish judge Sir Michael O'Loghlen, 1st Baronet....

     (1819–1877)
  • Sir Bryan O'Loghlen, 3rd Baronet (1828–1905)
  • Sir Michael O'Loghlen, 4th Baronet (1866–1934)
  • Sir Charles Hugh Ross O'Loghlen, 5th Baronet (1881–1951)
  • Sir Colman Michael O'Loghlen, 6th Baronet (b. 1916)
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