Sir Richard Butler, 7th Baronet
Sir Richard Butler, 7th Baronet (14 July 1761 – 16 January 1817)[1] was an Anglo-Irish politician.
He was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Butler, 6th Baronet and his wife Dorothea Bayly, daughter of Very Rev. Edward Bayly, Archdeacon of Dublin.[2] In 1772, he succeeded his father as baronet.[1] He was appointed High Sheriff of Carlow for 1784.[3]
Butler sat for Carlow County in the Irish House of Commons from 1783 until 1790 and again from 1796 until the Act of Union in 1801.[4] Subsequently he represented Carlow County in the Parliament of the United Kingdom until the 1802 general election.[5]
On 23 August 1782, Butler married Sarah Maria Newenham, only daughter of Thomas Worth Newenham.[6] They had at least a daughter and three sons.[2] His grandson, William C. Butler (1844–1914) played football for England against a Scottish XI in two unofficial internationals in 1870 and 1871.[7][8]
Butler died, aged 55 and was succeeded by his eldest son Thomas.[6]
References
- "Leigh Rayment - Baronetage". Retrieved 28 March 2009.
- "ThePeerage - Sir Richard Butler, 7th Bt". Retrieved 28 March 2009.
- "No. 12525". The London Gazette. 6 March 1784. p. 3.
- "Leigh Rayment - Irish House of Commons 1692-1800". Retrieved 28 March 2009.
- "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Carlow County". Retrieved 28 March 2009.
- Burke, John (1832). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. vol. I (4th ed.). London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley. p. 189.
- "England 1 Scotland 1". England Unofficial Matches. 5 March 1870. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
- "England 1 Scotland 1". England Unofficial Matches. 25 February 1871. Archived from the original on 9 September 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
| Parliament of Ireland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Beauchamp Bagenal William Henry Burton |
Member of Parliament for Carlow County 1783 – 1790 With: William Henry Burton |
Succeeded by Henry Bruen William Henry Burton |
| Preceded by Henry Bruen William Henry Burton |
Member of Parliament for Carlow County 1796 – 1801 With: William Henry Burton |
Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Carlow County 1801 – 1802 With: William Henry Burton |
Succeeded by David Latouche Walter Bagenal |
| Baronetage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by Thomas Butler |
Baronet (of Cloughgrenan) 1772 – 1817 |
Succeeded by Thomas Butler |