Earl of Shannon
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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 1756 for the prominent Irish
Ireland
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politician Henry Boyle
Henry Boyle, 1st Earl of Shannon
Henry Boyle, 1st Earl of Shannon, PC was a prominent Irish politician.Boyle was the second son of Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Boyle , second son of Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery. His mother was Lady Mary O'Brien, daughter of Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin...
, who served as Speaker of the Irish House of Commons
Irish House of Commons
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and as Chancellor of the Irish Exchequer. He was made Viscount Boyle, of Bandon, and Baron Castle Martyr at the same time, also in the Peerage of Ireland. Lord Shannon was the second son of the Henry Boyle, second son of Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery
Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery
Roger Boyle redirects here. For others of this name, see Roger Boyle Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery was a British soldier, statesman and dramatist. He was the third surviving son of Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork and Richard's second wife, Catherine Fenton. He was created Baron of Broghill on...
, third surviving son of Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork
Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork
Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork , also known as the Great Earl of Cork, was Lord Treasurer of the Kingdom of Ireland....
. He was succeeded by his son, the second Earl. He served as Master-General of the Ordnance
Master-General of the Ordnance
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for Ireland
Ireland
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and as Vice-Treasurer for Ireland. In 1786 he was created Baron Carleton, of Carleton in the County of York, in the Peerage of Great Britain
Peerage of Great Britain
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. This title gave him and the later Earls an automatic seat in the British House of Lords.
The third Earl, son of the second, notably served as Lord Lieutenant of County Cork. On his death the titles passed to his son, the fourth Earl, who briefly represented County Cork in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
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. the titles are held by the fourth Earl's great-great-grandson, the ninth Earl, who succeeded his father in 1963 (who in his turn had succeeded his elder brother in 1917). As a descendant of both the first Earl of Orrery and the first Earl of Cork he is also in remainder to these titles.
The Honourable Sir Algernon Boyle
Algernon Boyle
Admiral The Hon. Sir Algernon Douglas Edward Harry Boyle KCB CMG MVO was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Fourth Sea Lord.-Naval career:...
, sixth son of the fifth Earl, was an Admiral
Admiral
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in the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
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.
The earldom is named after Shannon Park in County Cork
County Cork
County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...
and not after the River Shannon
River Shannon
The River Shannon is the longest river in Ireland at . It divides the west of Ireland from the east and south . County Clare, being west of the Shannon but part of the province of Munster, is the major exception...
.
Earls of Shannon (1756)
- Henry Boyle, 1st Earl of ShannonHenry Boyle, 1st Earl of ShannonHenry Boyle, 1st Earl of Shannon, PC was a prominent Irish politician.Boyle was the second son of Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Boyle , second son of Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery. His mother was Lady Mary O'Brien, daughter of Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin...
(1686–1764) - Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of ShannonRichard Boyle, 2nd Earl of ShannonRichard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon KP, PC was an Irish peer and Member of Parliament. He represented Dungarvan and Cork County, and then succeeded his father as Earl of Shannon. -Family:...
(1728–1807) - Henry Boyle, 3rd Earl of ShannonHenry Boyle, 3rd Earl of ShannonHenry Boyle, 3rd Earl of Shannon KP, PC , styled Viscount Boyle from 1764 until 1807, was among the last surviving Members of the Parliament of Ireland. He represented Cork County in the new Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1807...
(1771–1842) - Richard Boyle, 4th Earl of ShannonRichard Boyle, 4th Earl of ShannonRichard Boyle, 4th Earl of Shannon was a British politician of the Whig party. He served as Member of Parliament for Cork County from 1830 to 1832.-Career:...
(1809–1868) - Henry Bentinck Boyle, 5th Earl of Shannon (1833–1890)
- Richard Henry Boyle, 6th Earl of ShannonRichard Henry Boyle, 6th Earl of ShannonRichard Henry Boyle, 6th Earl of Shannon was a politician in Canada's Northwest Territories. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from 1885 to 1887.-Early life:...
(1860–1906) - Richard Bernard Boyle, 7th Earl of Shannon (1897–1917)
- Robert Henry Boyle, 8th Earl of Shannon (1900–1963)
- Richard Bentinck Boyle, 9th Earl of Shannon (b. 1924)
The heir apparent
Heir apparent
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is the present holder's son Richard Henry John Boyle, Viscount Boyle (b. 1960)