Sir Thomas Butler, 6th Baronet

Sir Thomas Butler, 6th Baronet (1735 – 7 October 1772)[1] 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.[2] Butler sat for Carlow County in the Irish House of Commons from 1761 to 1768,[3] the same constituency several members of his family had represented before.[4] In 1771, Butler stood as Member of Parliament (MP) for Portarlington[3] and also succeeded his father as baronet, however died only a year later.[1]

Marriage and children

On 19 June 1759, Butler married Dorothea Bayly, only daughter of Very Rev. Edward Bayly, Archdeacon of Dublin.[2] They had four daughters and four sons.[4] His oldest son Richard succeeded to the baronetcy.[4]

References

1. "Leigh Rayment - Baronetage". Retrieved 29 March 2009.
2. "ThePeerage - Sir Thomas Butler, 6th Bt". Retrieved 21 March 2009.
3. "Leigh Rayment - Irish House of Commons 1692-1800". Retrieved 29 March 2009.
4. 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.

Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by Sir Richard Butler, 5th Bt Robert Burton	Member of Parliament for Carlow County 1761–1768 With: Benjamin Burton 1761–1767 John Hyde 1767–1768	Succeeded by Beauchamp Bagenal William Henry Burton
Preceded by William Henry Dawson Roger Palmer	Member of Parliament for Portarlington 1771–1772 With: Roger Palmer	Succeeded by Joseph Dawson Roger Palmer
Baronetage of Ireland
Preceded by Richard Butler	Baronet (of Cloughgrenan) 1771–1772	Succeeded by Richard Butler