Somerset Butler, 1st Earl of Carrick

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Somerset Hamilton Butler, 1st Earl of Carrick, PC (6 September 1718 – 15 April 1774), known as The Viscount Ikerrin from 1721 to 1744, was the son of Thomas Butler, 6th Viscount Ikerrin and Margaret Hamilton. He succeeded his brother James Butler as the 8th Viscount Ikerrin on 20 October 1721. Subsequently he was invested as a Privy Council of Ireland on 14 April 1746. He was awarded an LL.D. honorary degree by Dublin University on 23 February 1747. He was created Earl of Carrick (second creation) on 10 June 1748.[1][2] The name "Carrick" refers to the town of Carrick-on-Suir in County Tipperary. It was also the title of his remote ancestor, Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick (of the first creation).

Marriage and issue

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On 18 May 1745 he married Lady Juliana Boyle, daughter of Henry Boyle, 1st Earl of Shannon and Lady Henrietta Boyle. They had five children.

  1. Henry Butler, 2nd Earl of Carrick (19 May 1746 – 20 July 1813), married Sarah Taylor.
  2. Hon. James Butler (5 August 1747 – December 1747)[3]
  3. Lady Margaret Butler (23 January 1748 – April, 1775), married Armar Lowry-Corry, 1st Earl Belmore.
  4. Lady Henrietta Butler (15 August 1750 – 20 June 1785), married Edmund Butler, 11th Viscount Mountgarret.
  5. Hon. Pierce Butler-Cooper (15 August 1750 – 5 May 1826), married Catherine Roth, daughter of Richard Roth, Esq.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Digital copy of the The Gentleman's magazine, Volume 82, Part 2 - website Google books
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[unreliable source?] - website ThePeerage.com
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  • Cokayne, George E. Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom. London: G. Bell & sons, 1887. googlebooks.com Accessed November 9, 2007
  • Lodge, Edmund. The Genealogy of the Existing British Peerage. London: Saunders and Otley, 1832. googlebooks.com Accessed November 11, 2007
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by
James Butler
 Viscount Ikerrin
1721–1774		 Succeeded by
Henry Butler
New creation Earl of Carrick
1748–1774


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