Baron Annaly
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Baron Annaly is a title that has been created three times, twice in the Peerage of Ireland
and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. The first creation came in the Peerage of Ireland
in 1766 when the lawyer and politician John Gore
was made Baron Annaly, of Tenelick in the County of Longford. He had previously represented Jamestown
and County Longford in the Irish House of Commons
and served as Solicitor-General for Ireland
from 1760 to 1764. Gore was the son of George Gore, younger son of Sir Arthur Gore, 1st Baronet
, whose elder son Paul Gore was the grandfather of Arthur Gore, 1st Earl of Arran
. Other members of the Gore family include the Gore Baronets of Magharabeg
, the Barons Harlech
and the Earls Temple of Stowe
(a title which has come into the family through marriage). On Lord Annaly's death in 1784 the title became extinct.
The second creation came in the Peerage of Ireland
in 1789 when Henry Gore was created Baron Annaly, of Tenelick, in the County of Longford. He was the younger brother of John Gore, 1st Baron Annaly
of the 1766 creation. Gore had previously represented County Longford and Lanesborough
in the Irish House of Commons
. On his death in 1793 this title became extinct as well.
The third creation came in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
in 1863 when the Liberal
politician Henry White
was made Baron Annaly, of Annaly and Rathcline in the County of Longford. He had earlier represented County Dublin and County Longford
in the House of Commons
and also served as Lord Lieutenant of County Longford
. White's father Luke White
had previously represented County Leitrim
in Parliament as a Whig. The first Baron's son, the second Baron, sat as a Liberal
Member of Parliament
for County Clare
, County Longford
and Kidderminster
and served as a Junior Lord of the Treasury
from 1862 to 1866 in the Liberal administrations
of Lord Palmerston and Lord Russell
. He was also Lord Lieutenant of County Longford
. the title is held by his great-great-grandson, the sixth Baron, who succeeded his father in 1990. He served briefly as a government whip in 1994 in the Conservative government of John Major
. However, Lord Annaly lost his seat in the House of Lords
after the House of Lords Act
of 1999 removed the automatic right of hereditary peers to sit in the upper chamber of Parliament.
Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those titles of nobility created by the English and later British monarchs of Ireland in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl,...
and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
. The first creation came in the Peerage of Ireland
Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those titles of nobility created by the English and later British monarchs of Ireland in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl,...
in 1766 when the lawyer and politician John Gore
John Gore, 1st Baron Annaly
John Gore, 1st Baron Annaly PC was an Irish politician and peer.He was the son of George Gore, in turn son of Sir Arthur Gore, 1st Baronet, and his wife Bridget Sankey, younger daughter of John Sankey. Gore was called to the Bar by King's Inns and worked as barrister-at-law...
was made Baron Annaly, of Tenelick in the County of Longford. He had previously represented Jamestown
Jamestown (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Jamestown was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Jamestown was represented with two members.-1689–1801:...
and County Longford 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 served as Solicitor-General for Ireland
Solicitor-General for Ireland
The Solicitor-General for Ireland was the holder of an Irish and then United Kingdom government office. The holder was a deputy to the Attorney-General for Ireland, and advised the Crown on Irish legal matters. At least one holder of the office, Patrick Barnewall played a significant role in...
from 1760 to 1764. Gore was the son of George Gore, younger son of Sir Arthur Gore, 1st Baronet
Sir Arthur Gore, 1st Baronet
Sir Arthur Gore, 1st Baronet was an Irish soldier and politician.Gore was the second son of Sir Paul Gore, 1st Baronet and his wife Isabella Wycliffe, daughter of Francis Wycliffe. In 1656, he was High Sheriff of Mayo and additionally High Sheriff of County Galway...
, whose elder son Paul Gore was the grandfather of Arthur Gore, 1st Earl of Arran
Arthur Gore, 1st Earl of Arran
Arthur Gore, 1st Earl of Arran PC , known as Sir Arthur Gore, 3rd Baronet from 1741 to 1757 and as Viscount Sudley from 1758 to 1762, was an Irish politician....
. Other members of the Gore family include the Gore Baronets of Magharabeg
Gore Baronets
There have been three Baronetcies created for members of the Gore family, all in the Baronetage of Ireland. All three titles are still extant...
, the Barons Harlech
Baron Harlech
Baron Harlech, of Harlech in the County of Merioneth, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1876 for the Conservative politician John Ormsby-Gore, with remainder to his younger brother William. He had previously represented Carnarvon and North Shropshire in the House of...
and the Earls Temple of Stowe
Earl Temple of Stowe
Earl Temple of Stowe, in the County of Buckingham, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1822 for the 2nd Marquess of Buckingham. He was created Marquess of Chandos and Duke of Buckingham and Chandos at the same time...
(a title which has come into the family through marriage). On Lord Annaly's death in 1784 the title became extinct.
The second creation came in the Peerage of Ireland
Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those titles of nobility created by the English and later British monarchs of Ireland in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl,...
in 1789 when Henry Gore was created Baron Annaly, of Tenelick, in the County of Longford. He was the younger brother of John Gore, 1st Baron Annaly
John Gore, 1st Baron Annaly
John Gore, 1st Baron Annaly PC was an Irish politician and peer.He was the son of George Gore, in turn son of Sir Arthur Gore, 1st Baronet, and his wife Bridget Sankey, younger daughter of John Sankey. Gore was called to the Bar by King's Inns and worked as barrister-at-law...
of the 1766 creation. Gore had previously represented County Longford and Lanesborough
Lanesborough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Lanesborough was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-1692–1801:...
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...
. On his death in 1793 this title became extinct as well.
The third creation came in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
in 1863 when the Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician Henry White
Henry White, 1st Baron Annaly
Henry White, 1st Baron Annaly was an Irish British Army soldier and politician.Annaly was the son of Luke White, who had made a large fortune as a bookseller and lottery operator in Dublin...
was made Baron Annaly, of Annaly and Rathcline in the County of Longford. He had earlier represented County Dublin and County Longford
Longford (UK Parliament constituency)
Longford was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885, and one MP from 1918–1922.- MPs 1801–1885 :- MPs 1918–1922 :...
in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
and also served as Lord Lieutenant of County Longford
Lord Lieutenant of Longford
This is a list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of Longford. The office was created on 23 August 1831.* George Forbes, Viscount Forbes 7 October 1831 – 13 November 1836* Luke White 22 November 1836 – 1841...
. White's father Luke White
Luke White (Irish politician)
Luke White was an Irish bookseller, operator of a lottery and Whig politician.He started as an impecunious book dealer, first in the streets of Belfast, then from 1778 at an auction house in Dublin buying and reselling around the country...
had previously represented County Leitrim
Leitrim (UK Parliament constituency)
Leitrim was a Parliamentary constituency in Ireland, represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It returned two Members of Parliament from 1801 to 1885 and one from 1918 to 1922.- 1801-1885 :...
in Parliament as a Whig. The first Baron's son, the second Baron, sat as a Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for County Clare
Clare (UK Parliament constituency)
Clare was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, represented in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From 1801 to 1885 it returned two Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland....
, County Longford
Longford (UK Parliament constituency)
Longford was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885, and one MP from 1918–1922.- MPs 1801–1885 :- MPs 1918–1922 :...
and Kidderminster
Kidderminster (UK Parliament constituency)
Kidderminster was a parliamentary constituency in Worcestershire, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post voting system.-History:...
and served as a Junior Lord of the Treasury
Lord of the Treasury
In the United Kingdom, there are at least six Lords of the Treasury who serve concurrently. Traditionally, this board consists of the First Lord of the Treasury, the Second Lord of the Treasury, and four or more junior lords .Strictly they are commissioners for exercising the office of Lord...
from 1862 to 1866 in the Liberal administrations
Liberal Government 1859-1866
After the fall of the second of Lord Derby's short-lived attempts at governments in 1859, Lord Palmerston returned to power, this time in alliance with his former rival Lord John Russell, in what is regarded as the first Liberal government. Palmerston remained as Prime Minister until his death in...
of Lord Palmerston and Lord Russell
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, KG, GCMG, PC , known as Lord John Russell before 1861, was an English Whig and Liberal politician who served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century....
. He was also Lord Lieutenant of County Longford
Lord Lieutenant of Longford
This is a list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of Longford. The office was created on 23 August 1831.* George Forbes, Viscount Forbes 7 October 1831 – 13 November 1836* Luke White 22 November 1836 – 1841...
. the title is held by his great-great-grandson, the sixth Baron, who succeeded his father in 1990. He served briefly as a government whip in 1994 in the Conservative government of John Major
John Major
Sir John Major, is a British Conservative politician, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990–1997...
. However, Lord Annaly lost his seat in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
after the House of Lords Act
House of Lords Act 1999
The House of Lords Act 1999 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that was given Royal Assent on 11 November 1999. The Act reformed the House of Lords, one of the chambers of Parliament. For centuries, the House of Lords had included several hundred members who inherited their seats;...
of 1999 removed the automatic right of hereditary peers to sit in the upper chamber of Parliament.
Barons Annaly, Second creation (1789) (of Tenelick)
- Henry Gore, 1st Baron Annaly (1728–1793)
Barons Annaly, Third creation (1863) (of Annaly and Rathcline)
- Henry White, 1st Baron AnnalyHenry White, 1st Baron AnnalyHenry White, 1st Baron Annaly was an Irish British Army soldier and politician.Annaly was the son of Luke White, who had made a large fortune as a bookseller and lottery operator in Dublin...
(1791–1873) - Luke White, 2nd Baron AnnalyLuke White, 2nd Baron AnnalyLuke White, 2nd Baron Annaly KP was an Anglo-Irish Liberal politician.Annaly was the son of Henry White, 1st Baron Annaly, and his wife Ellen , and was educated at Eton. He served in the British Army and achieved the rank of Captain in the 13th Light Dragoons and Lieutenant-Colonel in the Longford...
(1829–1888) - Luke White, 3rd Baron Annaly (1857–1922)
- Luke Henry White, 4th Baron Annaly (1885–1970)
- Luke Robert White, 5th Baron AnnalyLuke White, 5th Baron AnnalyLuke Robert White, 5th Baron Annaly was an English cricketer.Annaly played three first-class matches for Middlesex between 1946 and 1947.-External links:* at Cricinfo* at Cricket Archive-References:...
(1927–1990) - Luke Richard White, 6th Baron AnnalyLuke White, 6th Baron AnnalyLuke Richard White, 6th Baron Annaly is a former British Army officer and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Lords.-Background:...
(b. 1954)
See also
- Earl of Arran (1762 creation)Earl of ArranEarl of Arran is a title in both the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of Ireland. The two titles refer to different places, the Isle of Arran in Scotland, and the Aran Islands in Ireland...
- Baron HarlechBaron HarlechBaron Harlech, of Harlech in the County of Merioneth, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1876 for the Conservative politician John Ormsby-Gore, with remainder to his younger brother William. He had previously represented Carnarvon and North Shropshire in the House of...
- Earl Temple of StoweEarl Temple of StoweEarl Temple of Stowe, in the County of Buckingham, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1822 for the 2nd Marquess of Buckingham. He was created Marquess of Chandos and Duke of Buckingham and Chandos at the same time...
- Gore Baronets of MagharabegGore BaronetsThere have been three Baronetcies created for members of the Gore family, all in the Baronetage of Ireland. All three titles are still extant...