Thomas Butler, 6th Viscount Ikerrin

Thomas Butler, 6th Viscount Ikerrin (1683 – 7 March 1719) was an Irish nobleman, born in Kilkenny, Ireland to James Butler, 3rd Viscount Ikerrin and Eleanor Redman, daughter of Colonel Daniel Redman, of Ballylinch, County Kilkenny. He was a descendant of John Butler of Clonamicklon. Thomas was a member of the clergy and Chaplain-General to the Army in Flanders. He married Margaret Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton of Bangor, County Down and Sophia Mordaunt. His elder brother Pierce Butler, 4th Viscount Ikerrin, a Brigadier general in the Army, died in 1711, leaving a young son, James, who succeeded as 5th Viscount but died young, whereupon Thomas succeeded to the title.

Children

• James Butler, 7th Viscount Ikerrin (1714 – 20 October 1721), died at seven years of age
• Somerset Butler, 1st Earl of Carrick (6 September 1718 – 15 April 1774), also the 8th Viscount Ikerrin, married Lady Juliana Boyle

See also

• Butler dynasty

References

• The Peerage Accessed March 31, 2008
• Reilly, Emily Gorgiana Susanna Montgomery. Historical Anecdotes of the Families of the Boleynes, Careys, Mordaunts, Hamiltons and Jocelyns; Arr. As an Elucidation of the Genealogical Chart at Tollymore Park. (p. 71) Newry: J. Henderson, 1839. googlebooks Retrieved March 31, 2008

Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by James Butler, 5th Viscount Ikerrin	Viscount Ikerrin 1712–1719	Succeeded by James Butler, 7th Viscount Ikerrin