William Trench, 1st Earl of Clancarty
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William Power Keating Trench, 1st Earl of Clancarty (23 June 1741 – 27 April 1805; Ballinasloe, Ireland
) was an Irish
aristocrat and politician and later United Kingdom
statesman at the time of the Act of Union. His family, through his son Richard, became prominent and hereditary members of the Netherlands' nobility
.
He was a son of Richard Trench
and Frances Power.
William was an Member of Parliament
in the Irish House of Commons
, and supporting the Whigs.
He represented Galway County
from 1768 until 1797. He served as High Sheriff of County Kilkenny
for 1777. He was advanced to the Irish House of Lords
as Baron Kilconnel (created 25 November 1797), and to the position of Viscount Dunlo (created 3 January 1801) as a reward for his continuing support of the Whig Party
. On 12 February 1803 he became Earl of Clancarty
. His choice of the former title is said to have been derived from a tenuous link to the Munster
Earls of Clancarty, who had been deprived of the title by the English Crown. He therefore became the first Earl of Clancarty in its second creation. He was succeeded by his son Richard.
The Trench family seat was at Garbally in Ballinasloe.
, daughter of Charles Gardiner of Dublin and Florinda Norman. William and Anne had nineteen children:
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Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
) was an Irish
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
aristocrat and politician and later United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom during the period when what is now the Republic of Ireland formed a part of it....
statesman at the time of the Act of Union. His family, through his son Richard, became prominent and hereditary members of the Netherlands' nobility
Marquess of Heusden
Marquess of Heusden is a high ranking Dutch title of nobility retained by the Earl of Clancarty.Richard Trench, 2nd Earl of Clancarty was credited with resolving various border disputes in Holland, Germany and Italy at the Congress of Vienna and in his role as Ambassador to the Netherlands...
.
He was a son of Richard Trench
Richard Trench (politician)
Richard Trench was an Irish politician and the ancestor of the Earls of Clancarty.He was the second son of Frederick Trench and his wife Elizabeth Eyre, daughter of John Eyre. Trench represented Banagher in the Irish House of Commons from 1735 to 1671. Subsequently he sat for Galway County, the...
and Frances Power.
William was an Member of Parliament
Parliament of Ireland
The Parliament of Ireland was a legislature that existed in Dublin from 1297 until 1800. In its early mediaeval period during the Lordship of Ireland it consisted of either two or three chambers: the House of Commons, elected by a very restricted suffrage, the House of Lords in which the lords...
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...
, and supporting the Whigs.
He represented Galway County
Galway County (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Galway County was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Galway County was represented with two members. Following the Act of Union 1800 the constituency became Galway County .-Members of...
from 1768 until 1797. He served as High Sheriff of County Kilkenny
High Sheriff of County Kilkenny
The High Sheriff of County Kilkenny was the British Crown’s judicial representative in County Kilkenny, Ireland from the 16th century until 1922, when the office was abolished in the new Free State and replaced by the office of Kilkenny County Sheriff. The sheriff had judicial, electoral,...
for 1777. He was advanced to the Irish House of Lords
Irish House of Lords
The Irish House of Lords was the upper house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from mediaeval times until 1800. It was abolished along with the Irish House of Commons by the Act of Union.-Function:...
as Baron Kilconnel (created 25 November 1797), and to the position of Viscount Dunlo (created 3 January 1801) as a reward for his continuing support of the Whig Party
British Whig Party
The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule...
. On 12 February 1803 he became Earl of Clancarty
Earl of Clancarty
Earl of Clancarty, in the Irish counties of Cork and of Galway, is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of Ireland.-First creation: MacCarty family of Muskerry:...
. His choice of the former title is said to have been derived from a tenuous link to the Munster
Munster
Munster is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the south of Ireland. In Ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for administrative and judicial purposes...
Earls of Clancarty, who had been deprived of the title by the English Crown. He therefore became the first Earl of Clancarty in its second creation. He was succeeded by his son Richard.
The Trench family seat was at Garbally in Ballinasloe.
Family
On 30 October 1762 he married Anne GardinerAnne Trench, Countess of Clancarty
Anne Trench , Countess of Clancarty was born in Dublin, Ireland to Charles Gardiner and Florinda Norman. On 30 October 1762 she married William Power Keating Trench, 1st Earl of Clancarty, son of Richard Trench and Frances Power.-Family:Anne and William had nineteen children:#Frances Trench Anne...
, daughter of Charles Gardiner of Dublin and Florinda Norman. William and Anne had nineteen children:
- Frances Trench (b. 1765, d. 1768)
- Anne Trench (b. 1766, d. 21 November 1833), married William Gregory of Coole
- Lady Florinda Trench (b. 3 August 1766, d. 9 February 1851), married William Handcock, 1st Viscount CastlemaineWilliam Handcock, 1st Viscount CastlemaineWilliam Handcock, 1st Viscount Castlemaine, PC was an Irish MP and supporter of Union with Great Britain....
- Francis Trench (b. 1767, d. 1805)
- Charles Trench (b. 1767, d. 1770)
- Sir Richard Le Poer Trench, 2nd Earl of Clancarty (b. 19 May 1767, d. 24 November 1837), married Henrietta Margaret Staples
- The Most Reverend and Honourable Power Le Poer Trench, Archbishop of TuamArchbishop of TuamThe Archbishop of Tuam is an archiepiscopal title which takes its name after the town of Tuam in County Galway, Ireland. The title was used by the Church of Ireland until 1839, and is still in use by the Roman Catholic Church.-History:...
(b. 10 June 1770, d. 26 March 1839), married Anne Taylor - Rear Admiral the Honourable William Le Poer TrenchWilliam Le Poer Trench (Royal Navy officer)Rear-Admiral The Hon. William Le Poer Trench was born in Garbally, Galway, Ireland to William Power Keating Trench, 1st Earl of Clancarty and Anne Gardiner. He was married twice, first on 8 March 1800 to Sarah Cuppage, daughter of John Loftus Cuppage...
(b. 4 July 1771, d. 14 August 1846), married firstly Sarah Cuppage and secondly Margaret Downing - The Reverend Charles Le Poer Trench, ArchdeaconArchdeaconAn archdeacon is a senior clergy position in Anglicanism, Syrian Malabar Nasrani, Chaldean Catholic, and some other Christian denominations, above that of most clergy and below a bishop. In the High Middle Ages it was the most senior diocesan position below a bishop in the Roman Catholic Church...
of ArdaghArdagh, County LongfordArdagh is a village in County Longford, Ireland about from Longford Town. It is located off the N4 road.There are several important Early Christian sites in and near Ardagh, including the Church of St. Mel...
(b. December 1772, d. 31 October 1839), married Frances Elwood - Thomas Le Poer Trench (b. 1774, d. June 1795)
- Luke Henry Le Poer Trench (b. November 1775, d. 24 July 1798)
- Louisa Trench (b. 1776, d. 1785)
- Frederick Trench (b. November 1778, d. 1800)
- Colonel Sir Robert Le Poer Trench (b. July 1782, d. 14 March 1823), married Letitia Susanna Dillon (daughter of Robert Dillon, 1st Baron ClonbrockBaron ClonbrockBaron Clonbrock, of Clonbrock in the County of Galway, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 3 June 1790 for Robert Dillon, who had earlier represented Lanesborough in the Irish House of Commons. His grandson, the third Baron, sat in the House of Lords as an Irish Representative...
) - Lady Elizabeth Trench (b. 1784, d. 30 May 1877), married John McClintock of Drumcar
- Lady Harriet Trench (b. September 1785, d. 17 November 1855), married Sir Daniel Toler Osborne, 12th Baronet
- Lady Frances Mary Trench (b. October 1787, d. 22 November 1843), married Henry Stanley Monck, 1st Earl of Rathdowne
- Lady Louisa Trench (b. March 1789, d. 8 August 1852)
- Lady Emily Trench (b. September 1790, d. 1816), married Robert La Touche of Harristown
Ancestry
External links
- thePeerage.com: William Power Keating Trench, 1st Earl of Clancarty
- Stirnet: Trench01 (subscription required to view without interrupton)
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