Viscount Massereene
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Peerage of Ireland
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. It was created in 1660, along with the subsidiary title of Baron Loughneugh. From 1665 to 1816 the Skeffington Baronetcy
Skeffington Baronets
There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Skeffington, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of Great Britain....
of Fisherwick was attached to the viscountcy and from 1756 to 1816 the Viscounts also held the title of Earl of Massereene. Since 1843 the peerages are united with titles of Viscount Ferrard and Baron Oriel, both in the Peerage of Ireland, and Baron Oriel, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
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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...
. The Viscount also holds the subsidiary titles of Baron Lougneagh (1660) and Baron Oriel (1790) in the Peerage of Ireland and Baron Oriel (1821) in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
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. As Baron Oriel, he sat in the House of Lords
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until 1999.
Viscount Massereene
John ClotworthyJohn Clotworthy, 1st Viscount Massereene
John Clotworthy, 1st Viscount Massereene was an Anglo-Irish politician.-Life:He was a son of Sir Hugh Clotworthy, sheriff of county Antrim....
was a prominent Anglo-Irish politician during the Civil War
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. In 1660 he was created Baron Loughneugh and Viscount Massereene in the Peerage of Ireland, with remainder to his son-in-law Sir John Skeffington, 4th Baronet, of Fisherwick, the husband of his daughter the Hon. Mary Clotworthy, and in default thereof to his heirs general. This makes the peerages unique in being the only extant Irish peerages that can descend through heirs general rather than heirs male only. Lord Massereene was succeeded according to the special remainder by his son-in-law, the second Viscount. In 1856 his great-grandson, the fifth Viscount, was created Earl of Massereene in Peerage of Ireland. However, the earldom and baronetcy became extinct in 1816 on the death of his grandson, the fourth Earl. The barony of Loughneugh and viscountcy of Massereene were inherited according to the special remainder (which allowed them to be passed on through the female line) by his daughter Harriet, the ninth Viscountess. She was the wife of Thomas Henry Foster, 2nd Viscount Ferrard (see below). Lord Ferrard and Lady Massereene were both succeeded by their son, the tenth Viscount Massereene and third Viscount Ferrard. In 1817 he assumed by Royal license the surname of Skeffington in lieu of Foster. His son, the eleventh and fourth Viscount, notably served as Lord Lieutenant of County Louth
Lord Lieutenant of Louth
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Louth. The office was created on 23 August 1831.*Patrick Bellew, 1st Baron Bellew 9 December 1831 – 10 December 1866*John McClintock, 1st Baron Rathdonnell 14 January 1867 – 17 April 1879...
. His son, the twelfth and fifth Viscount, was Lord Lieutenant of Antrim
Lord Lieutenant of Antrim
This is a list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of Antrim. The office was created on 23 August 1831.*Charles O'Neill, 1st Earl O'Neill 17 October 1831 – 25 March 1841*George Chichester, 3rd Marquess of Donegall 24 April 1841 – 20 October 1883...
and a member of the Senate of Northern Ireland
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. the titles are held by the latter's grandson, the fourteenth and seventh Viscount, who succeeded his father in 1992. Both he and his father have been presidents of the Conservative Monday Club
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.
Viscount Ferrard and Baron Oriel
John Foster, 1st Baron Oriel
John Foster, 1st Baron Oriel was an Irish peer and politician.He was the son of Anthony Foster of Louth, an Irish judge . He was elected Member of Parliament to the Irish House of Commons for Dunleer in 1761, a seat he held until 1769...
served as Chancellor of the Irish Exchequer and as Speaker of the Irish House of Commons and also represented County Louth
County Louth (UK Parliament constituency)
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in the British House of Commons
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. In 1821 he was created Baron Oriel, of Ferrard in the County of Louth, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. His wife Margaretta Amelia Foster was created Baroness Oriel, of Collon, in 1790, and Viscountess Ferrard in 1797, both in the Peerage of Ireland. Both Lord Oriel and Lady Ferrard were succeeded by their son, the second Viscount. He was the husband of Harriet Skeffington, 9th Viscountess Massereene. Both he and his wife were succeeded by their son, the tenth Viscount Massereene and ninth Viscount Ferrard. The titles have remained united ever since. For later history of the peerages, see above.
Skeffington Baronets, of Fisherwick
William Skeffington was High Sheriff of StaffordshireHigh Sheriff of Staffordshire
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in 1601 and 1623. On 8 May 1627 he was created a Baronet, of Fisherwick in the County of Stafford, in the Baronetage of England. The second Baronet was Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Newcastle under Lyme and served as High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1637. The fourth Baronet married Hon. Mary Clotworthy, daughter of John Clotworthy, 1st Viscount Massereene
John Clotworthy, 1st Viscount Massereene
John Clotworthy, 1st Viscount Massereene was an Anglo-Irish politician.-Life:He was a son of Sir Hugh Clotworthy, sheriff of county Antrim....
. In 1665 he succeeded his father-in-law as second Viscount Massereene according to a special remainder in the letters patent. The titles remained united until the extinction of the baronetcy in 1816. For later history of the titles, see above.
Viscounts Massereene (1660)
- John Clotworthy, 1st Viscount MassereeneJohn Clotworthy, 1st Viscount MassereeneJohn Clotworthy, 1st Viscount Massereene was an Anglo-Irish politician.-Life:He was a son of Sir Hugh Clotworthy, sheriff of county Antrim....
(d. 1665) - John Skeffington, 2nd Viscount Massereene (d. 1695)
- Clotworthy Skeffington, 3rd Viscount Massereene (1660–1714)
- Clotworthy Skeffington, 4th Viscount Massereene (d. 1739)
- Clotworthy Skeffington, 5th Viscount Massereene (1715–1757) (created Earl of Massereene in 1756)
Earls of Massereene (1756)
- Clotworthy Skeffington, 1st Earl of Massereene, 5th Viscount Massereene (1715–1757)
- Clotworthy Skeffington, 2nd Earl of Massereene, 6th Viscount Massereene (1743–1805)
- Henry Skeffington, 3rd Earl of Massereene, 7th Viscount Massereene (d. 1811)
- Chichester Skeffington, 4th Earl of Massereene, 8th Viscount Massereene (d. 1816)
Viscounts Massereene; Reverted (1660)
- Harriet Skeffington, 9th Viscountess Massereene (d. 1831)
- John Skeffington, 10th Viscount Massereene, 3rd Viscount Ferrard (1812–1863)
- Clotworthy John Skeffington, 11th Viscount Massereene, 4th Viscount Ferrard (1842–1905)
- Algernon William John Clotworthy Skeffington, 12th Viscount Massereene, 5th Viscount Ferrard (1873–1956)
- John Clotworthy Talbot Foster Whyte-Melville-Skeffington, 13th Viscount Massereene, 6th Viscount FerrardJohn Whyte-Melville-Skeffington, 13th Viscount MassereeneJohn Clotworthy Talbot Foster Whyte-Melville-Skeffington, 13th Viscount Massereene and 6th Viscount Ferrard DL was a British politician and landowner. He was also Baron of Loughneagh , 6th Baron Oriel , and 6th Baron Oriel , and served as a Deputy Lieutenant for County Antrim...
(1914–1992) - John David Clotworthy Whyte-Melville Foster Skeffington, 14th Viscount Massereene, 7th Viscount FerrardJohn Skeffington, 14th Viscount MassereeneJohn David Clotworthy Whyte-Melville Foster Skeffington, 14th Viscount Massereene and 7th Viscount Ferrard is a British peer. He succeeded his father in 1992 and regularly attended the House of Lords until the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999 resulted in the recission of...
(b. 1940)
The heir apparent
Heir apparent
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is the present holder's son the Hon. Charles Clotworthy Whyte-Melville Foster Skeffington (b. 1973)
Viscounts Ferrard (1797)
- Margaretta Amelia Foster, 1st Viscountess Ferrard (d. 1821)
- Thomas Skeffington, 2nd Viscount FerrardThomas Skeffington, 2nd Viscount FerrardThomas Henry Skeffington, 2nd Viscount Ferrard , styled The Honourable from 1790 until 1821, was an Irish peer and politician-Background:...
(1772–1843) - John Skeffington, 3rd Viscount Ferrard (1812–1863) (had succeeded as Viscount Massereene in 1831)
see above for later holders
Barons Oriel (1821)
- John Foster, 1st Baron OrielJohn Foster, 1st Baron OrielJohn Foster, 1st Baron Oriel was an Irish peer and politician.He was the son of Anthony Foster of Louth, an Irish judge . He was elected Member of Parliament to the Irish House of Commons for Dunleer in 1761, a seat he held until 1769...
(1740–1828) - Thomas Henry Skeffington, 2nd Baron OrielThomas Skeffington, 2nd Viscount FerrardThomas Henry Skeffington, 2nd Viscount Ferrard , styled The Honourable from 1790 until 1821, was an Irish peer and politician-Background:...
(1772–1843) (had succeeded as Viscount Ferrard in 1821)
see above for later holders
Skeffington Baronets, of Fisherwick (1627)
- Sir William Skeffington, 1st Baronet (d. 1635)
- Sir John Skeffington, 2nd Baronet (c. 1590–1651).
- Sir William Skeffington, 3rd Baronet (d. 1652)
- Sir John Skeffington, 4th Baronet (d. 1695) (succeeded as Viscount Massereene in 1695)
see above for later holders