Earl of Donoughmore
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Earl of Donoughmore is a title in the Peerage of Ireland
. It was created in 1800 for Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 1st Viscount Donoughmore
, with remainder to the heirs male of his mother. He was a General in the British Army
and sat in the House of Lords
as one of the 28 original Irish Representative Peers
from 1800 to 1825. Hely-Hutchinson had already been created Viscount Donoughmore, of Knocklofty in the County of Tipperary, in the Peerage of Ireland in 1797, and was made Viscount Hutchinson, of Knocklofty in the County of Tipperary, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
, in 1821. These titles were also created with remainder to the heirs male of his mother. Lord Donoughmore was the eldest son of the Irish statesman and lawyer John Hely-Hutchinson, who married Christiana, daughter of Abraham Nixon (or Nickson) and niece and heiress of Richard Hutchinson of Knocklofty in County Tipperary
, whose surname she and her husband adopted. In 1783 Christiana was raised to the Peerage of Ireland in honour of her husband as Baroness Donoughmore, of Knocklofty in the County of Tipperary.
The first Earl was succeeded according to the special remainder (and normally in the barony of Donoughmore) by his younger brother, the second Earl. He was also a General in the British Army
. In 1801 he was created Baron Hutchinson, of Alexandria and Knocklofty in the County of Tipperary, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, with remainder to the heirs male of his body. Lord Donoughmore also served as Lord-Lieutenant of County Tipperary from 1831 to 1832. On his death in 1832 the barony of 1801 became extinct while he was succeeded in the other titles by his nephew, the third Earl. He was the son of the Hon. Francis Hely-Hutchinson
, third son of the first Baroness Donoughmore and John Hely-Hutchinson. He briefly represented Tipperary
in the House of Commons
and served as Lord-Lieutenant of County Tipperary. He was succeeded by his son, the fourth Earl. He was a Conservative
politician and served in the Earl of Derby's
second administration
as Paymaster-General
and President of the Board of Trade. His grandson, the fifth Earl, was also a Conservative politician and held office as Under-Secretary of State for War
from 1903 to 1904 under Arthur Balfour
. He was succeeded by his son, the sixth Earl, a noted Irish Freemason. His son, the seventh Earl, sat as Conservative Member of Parliament for Peterborough
from 1943 to 1945. the titles are held by the latter's eldest son, the eighth Earl, who succeeded in 1981.
Another member of the Hely-Hutchinson family was the Hon. Christopher Hely-Hutchinson (1767–1826), fifth son of Baroness Donoughmore and John Hely-Hutchison. He represented Cork City
in the House of Commons. Sir Walter Hely-Hutchinson
was the last Governor of the Cape Colony
and son of the 4th Earl.
The ancestral family seat was Knocklofty House
, near Clonmel
, Co Tipperary, in Ireland
, which is now a hotel. The Knocklofty Estate was sold by the family in the 1970s.
The heir apparent
is the present holder's eldest son John Michael James Hely-Hutchinson, Viscount Suirdale (b. 1952)
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,...
. It was created in 1800 for Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 1st Viscount Donoughmore
Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 1st Earl of Donoughmore
Richard Hely Hely-Hutchinson, 1st Earl of Donoughmore , styled The Honourable Richard Hely-Hutchinson from 1783 to 1788, was an Irish peer and politician....
, with remainder to the heirs male of his mother. He was a General in the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
and sat 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....
as one of the 28 original Irish Representative Peers
Representative peer
In the United Kingdom, representative peers were those peers elected by the members of the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of Ireland to sit in the British House of Lords...
from 1800 to 1825. Hely-Hutchinson had already been created Viscount Donoughmore, of Knocklofty in the County of Tipperary, in the Peerage of Ireland in 1797, and was made Viscount Hutchinson, of Knocklofty in the County of Tipperary, 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 1821. These titles were also created with remainder to the heirs male of his mother. Lord Donoughmore was the eldest son of the Irish statesman and lawyer John Hely-Hutchinson, who married Christiana, daughter of Abraham Nixon (or Nickson) and niece and heiress of Richard Hutchinson of Knocklofty in County Tipperary
County Tipperary
County Tipperary is a county of Ireland. It is located in the province of Munster and is named after the town of Tipperary. The area of the county does not have a single local authority; local government is split between two authorities. In North Tipperary, part of the Mid-West Region, local...
, whose surname she and her husband adopted. In 1783 Christiana was raised to the Peerage of Ireland in honour of her husband as Baroness Donoughmore, of Knocklofty in the County of Tipperary.
The first Earl was succeeded according to the special remainder (and normally in the barony of Donoughmore) by his younger brother, the second Earl. He was also a General in the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
. In 1801 he was created Baron Hutchinson, of Alexandria and Knocklofty in the County of Tipperary, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, with remainder to the heirs male of his body. Lord Donoughmore also served as Lord-Lieutenant of County Tipperary from 1831 to 1832. On his death in 1832 the barony of 1801 became extinct while he was succeeded in the other titles by his nephew, the third Earl. He was the son of the Hon. Francis Hely-Hutchinson
Francis Hely-Hutchinson
Francis Hely-Hutchinson , styled The Honourable from 1783, was an Irish politician.He was the son of Christiana Nickson, 1st Baroness of Donoughmore of Knocklofty and The Rt. Hon. John Hely-Hutchinson...
, third son of the first Baroness Donoughmore and John Hely-Hutchinson. He briefly represented Tipperary
Tipperary (UK Parliament constituency)
Tipperary, also known as Tipperary County, was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which from 1801 to 1885 returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.-Boundaries:...
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 served as Lord-Lieutenant of County Tipperary. He was succeeded by his son, the fourth Earl. He was a Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician and served in the Earl of Derby's
Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, KG, PC was an English statesman, three times Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and to date the longest serving leader of the Conservative Party. He was known before 1834 as Edward Stanley, and from 1834 to 1851 as Lord Stanley...
second administration
Conservative Government 1858-1859
After the collapse of Lord Palmerston's first government, the Tory leader Lord Derby again formed a minority government, with Benjamin Disraeli as Chancellor of the Exchequer. The government oversaw the establishment of Crown rule in India, but was still not strong enough to retain power, falling...
as Paymaster-General
Paymaster-General
HM Paymaster General is a ministerial position in the United Kingdom. The Paymaster General is in charge of the Office of HM Paymaster General , which held accounts at the Bank of England on behalf of Government departments and selected other public bodies...
and President of the Board of Trade. His grandson, the fifth Earl, was also a Conservative politician and held office as Under-Secretary of State for War
Under-Secretary of State for War
The position of Under-Secretary of State for War was a British government position, first applied to Evan Nepean . In 1801 the offices for War and the Colonies were merged and the post became that of Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies...
from 1903 to 1904 under Arthur Balfour
Arthur Balfour
Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, KG, OM, PC, DL was a British Conservative politician and statesman...
. He was succeeded by his son, the sixth Earl, a noted Irish Freemason. His son, the seventh Earl, sat as Conservative Member of Parliament for Peterborough
Peterborough (UK Parliament constituency)
Peterborough is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, formally styled The Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past...
from 1943 to 1945. the titles are held by the latter's eldest son, the eighth Earl, who succeeded in 1981.
Another member of the Hely-Hutchinson family was the Hon. Christopher Hely-Hutchinson (1767–1826), fifth son of Baroness Donoughmore and John Hely-Hutchison. He represented Cork City
Cork City (UK Parliament constituency)
Cork City was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, represented in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From 1880 to 1922 it returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
in the House of Commons. Sir Walter Hely-Hutchinson
Walter Hely-Hutchinson
Sir Walter Francis Hely-Hutchinson GCMG was an Anglo-Irish diplomat and colonial administrator.-Biography:He was the son of Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 4th Earl of Donoughmore, He attended the University of Cambridge....
was the last Governor of the Cape Colony
Cape Colony
The Cape Colony, part of modern South Africa, was established by the Dutch East India Company in 1652, with the founding of Cape Town. It was subsequently occupied by the British in 1795 when the Netherlands were occupied by revolutionary France, so that the French revolutionaries could not take...
and son of the 4th Earl.
The ancestral family seat was Knocklofty House
Knocklofty House
Knocklofty House is a sprawling county mansion that is situated near Clonmel in South Tipperary, Ireland. It currently operates as a hotel.-Location:...
, near Clonmel
Clonmel
Clonmel is the county town of South Tipperary in Ireland. It is the largest town in the county. While the borough had a population of 15,482 in 2006, another 17,008 people were in the rural hinterland. The town is noted in Irish history for its resistance to the Cromwellian army which sacked both...
, Co Tipperary, in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, which is now a hotel. The Knocklofty Estate was sold by the family in the 1970s.
Barons Donoughmore (1783)
- Christiana Hely-Hutchinson, 1st Baroness Donoughmore (1732–1788); Wife of John Hely-Hutchinson
- Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 2nd Baron DonoughmoreRichard Hely-Hutchinson, 1st Earl of DonoughmoreRichard Hely Hely-Hutchinson, 1st Earl of Donoughmore , styled The Honourable Richard Hely-Hutchinson from 1783 to 1788, was an Irish peer and politician....
(1756–1825) (created Earl of Donoughmore in 1800)
Earls of Donoughmore (1800)
- Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 1st Earl of DonoughmoreRichard Hely-Hutchinson, 1st Earl of DonoughmoreRichard Hely Hely-Hutchinson, 1st Earl of Donoughmore , styled The Honourable Richard Hely-Hutchinson from 1783 to 1788, was an Irish peer and politician....
(1756–1825) - John Hely-Hutchinson, 2nd Earl of DonoughmoreJohn Hely-Hutchinson, 2nd Earl of DonoughmoreGeneral John Hely-Hutchinson, 2nd Earl of Donoughmore GCB was an Anglo-Irish politician, hereditary peer and soldier.-Background:He was the son of John Hely-Hutchinson and the Baroness Donoughmore...
(1757–1832) - John Hely-Hutchinson, 3rd Earl of DonoughmoreJohn Hely-Hutchinson, 3rd Earl of DonoughmoreJohn Hely-Hutchinson, 3rd Earl of Donoughmore KP, PC was an Irish politician and peer.-Background:He was the son of the Hon. Francis Hely-Hutchinson .-Political career:He represented Tipperary in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom as a Whig...
(1787–1851) - Richard John Hely-Hutchinson, 4th Earl of DonoughmoreRichard Hely-Hutchinson, 4th Earl of DonoughmoreRichard John Hely-Hutchinson, 4th Earl of Donoughmore PC , styled Viscount Suirdale between 1832 and 1851, was a British Conservative politician.-Background:...
(1823–1866) - John Luke George Hely-Hutchinson, 5th Earl of DonoughmoreJohn Hely-Hutchinson, 5th Earl of DonoughmoreJohn Luke George Hely-Hutchinson, 5th Earl of Donoughmore KCMG, JP, DL , styled Viscount Suirdale between 1851 and 1866, was an Irish peer....
(1848–1900) - Richard Walter Hely-Hutchinson, 6th Earl of DonoughmoreRichard Hely-Hutchinson, 6th Earl of DonoughmoreRichard Walter Hely-Hutchinson, 6th Earl of Donoughmore KP, PC , styled Viscount Suirdale until 1900, was an Irish peer and Conservative politician...
(1875–1948) - John Michael Henry Hely-Hutchinson, 7th Earl of DonoughmoreJohn Hely-Hutchinson, 7th Earl of DonoughmoreJohn Michael Henry Hely-Hutchinson, 7th Earl of Donoughmore , known until 1848 by his courtesy title Viscount Suirdale, was a British politician who later sat as a hereditary peer in the House of Lords....
(1902–1981) - Richard Michael John Hely-Hutchinson, 8th Earl of DonoughmoreRichard Hely-Hutchinson, 8th Earl of DonoughmoreRichard Michael John Hely Hutchinson, 8th Earl of Donoughmore is an Irish peer, styled Viscount Suirdale from 1948 until 1981....
(b. 1927)
The heir apparent
Heir apparent
An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....
is the present holder's eldest son John Michael James Hely-Hutchinson, Viscount Suirdale (b. 1952)