Earl of Upper Ossory was a title 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,...

. It was created on 5 October 1751 for John FitzPatrick, 2nd Baron Gowran

John FitzPatrick, 1st Earl of Upper Ossory

John FitzPatrick, 1st Earl of Upper Ossory lived in County Cork in Ireland.He married Lady Evelyn Leveson-Gower, daughter of the 1st Earl Gower, on 29 June 1744. They had four children:...

, who later represented Bedfordshire

Bedfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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 in the House of Commons

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. He was the son of Richard FitzPatrick

Richard FitzPatrick, 1st Baron Gowran

Richard FitzPatrick, 1st Baron Gowran was a British naval captain. -Life:He was the second son of John Fitzpatrick of Castletown, Queen's County, by Elizabeth, fourth daughter of Thomas, viscount Thurles, and relict of James Purcell of Loughmoe....

, who had been created Baron Gowran on 27 April 1715, also in the Peerage of Ireland. Lord Gowran had represented Harristown

Harristown (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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 and Queen's County

Queen's County (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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 in the Irish House of Commons

Irish House of Commons

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 before his elevation to the peerage. The first Earl's son, the second Earl, also sat as Member of Parliament

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 for Bedfordshire and was Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire

Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire

This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire. Since 1711, all Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Bedfordshire.*William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton 1549–1551...

. In 1794 he was created Baron Upper Ossory, of Ampthill in the County of Bedford, in the Peerage of Great Britain

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. However, all three titles became extinct on his death in 1818.

The Honourable Richard FitzPatrick

Richard FitzPatrick

General Richard FitzPatrick , styled The Honourable from birth, was an Anglo-Irish soldier, wit, poet, Whig politician and ‘sworn brother’ of the illustrious statesman of Charles James Fox...

, younger son of the first Earl, was a soldier and politician. 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....

, son of the second Earl, was created Baron Castletown

Baron Castletown

Baron Castletown, of Upper Ossory in the Queen's County, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 10 December 1869 for John FitzPatrick, the former Liberal Member of Parliament for Queen's County. He was the illegitimate son of John FitzPatrick, 2nd Earl of Upper Ossory...

 in 1869. (His parents were married by a Catholic priest and therefore under English law at the time he was legally "illegitimate")

Barons Gowran (1715)

• Richard FitzPatrick, 1st Baron Gowran
  Richard FitzPatrick, 1st Baron Gowran
  Richard FitzPatrick, 1st Baron Gowran was a British naval captain. -Life:He was the second son of John Fitzpatrick of Castletown, Queen's County, by Elizabeth, fourth daughter of Thomas, viscount Thurles, and relict of James Purcell of Loughmoe....
  
   (c. 1662–1727)
• John FitzPatrick, 2nd Baron Gowran
  John FitzPatrick, 1st Earl of Upper Ossory
  John FitzPatrick, 1st Earl of Upper Ossory lived in County Cork in Ireland.He married Lady Evelyn Leveson-Gower, daughter of the 1st Earl Gower, on 29 June 1744. They had four children:...
  
   (1719–1758) (created Earl of Upper Ossory in 1751)

Earls of Upper Ossory (1751)

• John FitzPatrick, 1st Earl of Upper Ossory
  John FitzPatrick, 1st Earl of Upper Ossory
  John FitzPatrick, 1st Earl of Upper Ossory lived in County Cork in Ireland.He married Lady Evelyn Leveson-Gower, daughter of the 1st Earl Gower, on 29 June 1744. They had four children:...
  
   (1719–1758)
• 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....
  
  (1745–1818)