Sir Richard Butler, 5th Baronet (1699 – 25 November 1771) was an Irish

Ireland

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 politician and baronet.

He was the eldest son of James Butler, second son of Sir Thomas Butler, 3rd Baronet

Sir Thomas Butler, 3rd Baronet

Sir Thomas Butler, 3rd Baronet of Cloughgrenan , was an Irish baronet and politician.He was the son of Sir Edmund Butler, 2nd Baronet and Juliana Hyde, daughter of Bernard Hyde. By 1650, he succeeded his father as baronet. In 1670 and again in 1691, Butler was High Sheriff of Carlow...

, and his wife Frances Abney, daughter of Sir Edward Abney. Butler represented Carlow County

Carlow County (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Carlow County was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Carlow County was represented with two members.-1689–1801:...

 in the Irish House of Commons

Irish House of Commons

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 from 1730 to 1761. In 1732, he succeeded his uncle Pierce

Sir Pierce Butler, 4th Baronet

Sir Pierce Butler, 4th Baronet of Cloughgrenan , PC was an Irish politician and baronet....

 as baronet.

In 1728, he married Henrietta Percy, daughter of Henry Percy. They had four sons and six daughters. Butler died in 1771 and was succeeded by his eldest son Thomas

Sir Thomas Butler, 6th Baronet

Sir Thomas Butler, 6th Baronet was an Irish politician and baronet.He was the eldest son of Sir Richard Butler, 5th Baronet and his wife Henrietta Percy, daughter of Henry Percy. Butler sat for Carlow County in the Irish House of Commons from 1761 to 1768, the same constituency several members of...

. His third son Pierce

Pierce Butler

Pierce Butler was a soldier, planter, and statesman, recognized as one of United States' Founding Fathers. He represented South Carolina in the Continental Congress, the 1787 Constitutional Convention, and the U.S. Senate...

 was an American soldier and senator in the United States Senate

United States Senate

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.

Issue

• Sir Thomas Butler, 6th Baronet
  Sir Thomas Butler, 6th Baronet
  Sir Thomas Butler, 6th Baronet was an Irish politician and baronet.He was the eldest son of Sir Richard Butler, 5th Baronet and his wife Henrietta Percy, daughter of Henry Percy. Butler sat for Carlow County in the Irish House of Commons from 1761 to 1768, the same constituency several members of...
  
  
• James Butler
• Senator Pierce Butler
  Pierce Butler
  Pierce Butler was a soldier, planter, and statesman, recognized as one of United States' Founding Fathers. He represented South Carolina in the Continental Congress, the 1787 Constitutional Convention, and the U.S. Senate...
  
  
• William Butler of Broomville