Baron Castletown
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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...
. It was created on 10 December 1869 for John FitzPatrick
John FitzPatrick, 1st Baron Castletown
John Wilson FitzPatrick, 1st Baron Castletown PC , known as John Wilson until 1842, was an Irish Liberal politician....
, the former Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
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for Queen's County
Queen's County (UK Parliament constituency)
Queen's County was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning two Members of Parliament 1801–1885 and one in 1918–1922.-Boundaries:This constituency comprised the whole of Queen's County now known as County Laois, except for the Parliamentary borough of Portarlington 1801–1885.- MPs...
. He was the illegitimate son of John FitzPatrick, 2nd Earl of Upper Ossory
John FitzPatrick, 2nd Earl of Upper Ossory
John FitzPatrick, 2nd Earl of Upper Ossory , styled Lord Gowran from 1751 to 1758, was an Irish peer and Member of Parliament....
. The barony became extinct upon the death of his son, the 2nd Baron, on 29 May 1937.
Barons Castletown (1869)
- John Wilson FitzPatrick, 1st Baron CastletownJohn FitzPatrick, 1st Baron CastletownJohn Wilson FitzPatrick, 1st Baron Castletown PC , known as John Wilson until 1842, was an Irish Liberal politician....
(1811–1883) - Bernard Edward Barnaby FitzPatrick, 2nd Baron CastletownBernard FitzPatrick, 2nd Baron CastletownBernard Edward Barnaby FitzPatrick, 2nd Baron Castletown KP CMG PC was an Irish soldier and Conservative Member of Parliament.-Biography:...
(1849–1937)