Hamilton Cuffe, 5th Earl of Desart
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Hamilton John Agmondesham Cuffe, 5th Earl of Desart, KP, KCB
, PC
(30 August 1848 – 4 November 1934) was an Irish peer
and solicitor.
and his wife, Elizabeth, the third daughter of John Campbell, 1st Earl Cawdor
.
in the Royal Navy
before becoming a barrister
in 1872. In 1877 he was appointed as a secretary to the Judicature Committee and as a solicitor to The Treasury
a year later. In 1894 he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath
and as Treasury Solicitor
that year, as well as Queen's Proctor and Director of Public Prosecutions
. On inheriting the earldom of Desart
from his elder brother, William (who died without heirs male) in 1898, he was promoted as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath.
In 1909, Dysart was created Baron Desart in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
, which enabled him to sit in the House of Lords
(his other titles being in the Peerage of Ireland
, which did not entitle him to a seat). In 1913, he was sworn of the Privy Council
and appointed a Knight of St Patrick in 1919.
Participated as an Unionist delegate to the 1917-18 Irish Convention
.
He was also appointed Lord Lieutenant of Kilkenny
in 1920, a post he held until the Irish Free State
was formed in 1922, when all lord lieutenancies of Ireland
(bar those of Northern Ireland
) were abolished.
, Lady Margaret Joan Lascelles (1853–1927), the second daughter of Henry Lascelles, 4th Earl of Harewood
. They had two daughters:
As Desart was the last male descendant of the 1st Earl and died without male heirs in 1934, his titles became extinct.
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
, PC
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, usually known simply as the Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the Sovereign in the United Kingdom...
(30 August 1848 – 4 November 1934) was an Irish peer
Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
and solicitor.
Early life
Cuffe was the second son of John Cuffe, 3rd Earl of DesartJohn Cuffe, 3rd Earl of Desart
John Otway O'Conner Cuffe, 3rd Earl of Desart , styled Viscount Castlecuffe until 1820, was an Irish Conservative politician...
and his wife, Elizabeth, the third daughter of John Campbell, 1st Earl Cawdor
John Campbell, 1st Earl Cawdor
John Frederick Campbell, 1st Earl Cawdor was a British earl and MP.He was born the son of John Campbell, 1st Baron Cawdor and Lady Caroline Howard and educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford, graduating BA in 1912...
.
Career
In his early life he was a midshipmanMidshipman
A midshipman is an officer cadet, or a commissioned officer of the lowest rank, in the Royal Navy, United States Navy, and many Commonwealth navies. Commonwealth countries which use the rank include Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Kenya...
in the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
before becoming a barrister
Barrister
A barrister is a member of one of the two classes of lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions with split legal professions. Barristers specialise in courtroom advocacy, drafting legal pleadings and giving expert legal opinions...
in 1872. In 1877 he was appointed as a secretary to the Judicature Committee and as a solicitor to The Treasury
Treasury Solicitor's Department
The Treasury Solicitor's Department is the largest in-house legal organisation in the United Kingdom's Government Legal Service.The Department is headed by the Treasury Solicitor. This office goes back several centuries...
a year later. In 1894 he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
and as Treasury Solicitor
Treasury Solicitor's Department
The Treasury Solicitor's Department is the largest in-house legal organisation in the United Kingdom's Government Legal Service.The Department is headed by the Treasury Solicitor. This office goes back several centuries...
that year, as well as Queen's Proctor and Director of Public Prosecutions
Director of Public Prosecutions (England and Wales)
The Director of Public Prosecutions of England and Wales is a senior prosecutor, appointed by the Attorney General. First created in 1879, the office was unified with that of the Treasury Solicitor less than a decade later before again becoming independent in 1908...
. On inheriting the earldom of Desart
Earl of Desart
Earl of Desart was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1793 for Otway Cuffe, 1st Viscount Desart. He had already succeeded his elder brother as third Baron Desart in 1767 and been created Viscount Desart, in the County of Kilkenny, in the Peerage of Ireland in 1781...
from his elder brother, William (who died without heirs male) in 1898, he was promoted as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath.
In 1909, Dysart was created Baron Desart 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...
, which enabled him to sit 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....
(his other titles being 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,...
, which did not entitle him to a seat). In 1913, he was sworn of the Privy Council
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, usually known simply as the Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the Sovereign in the United Kingdom...
and appointed a Knight of St Patrick in 1919.
Participated as an Unionist delegate to the 1917-18 Irish Convention
Irish Convention
The Irish Convention was an assembly which sat in Dublin, Ireland from July 1917 until March 1918 to address the Irish Question and other constitutional problems relating to an early enactment of self-government for Ireland, to debate its wider future, discuss and come to an understanding on...
.
He was also appointed Lord Lieutenant of Kilkenny
Lord Lieutenant of Kilkenny
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Kilkenny. The office was created on 23 August 1831.*James Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormonde 7 October 1831 – 18 May 1838*John Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough November 1838 – 16 May 1847...
in 1920, a post he held until the Irish Free State
Irish Free State
The Irish Free State was the state established as a Dominion on 6 December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed by the British government and Irish representatives exactly twelve months beforehand...
was formed in 1922, when all lord lieutenancies of 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...
(bar those of Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
) were abolished.
Personal life
On 19 July 1876, Lord Desart had married his second cousinCousin
In kinship terminology, a cousin is a relative with whom one shares one or more common ancestors. The term is rarely used when referring to a relative in one's immediate family where there is a more specific term . The term "blood relative" can be used synonymously and establishes the existence of...
, Lady Margaret Joan Lascelles (1853–1927), the second daughter of Henry Lascelles, 4th Earl of Harewood
Henry Lascelles, 4th Earl of Harewood
Henry Thynne Lascelles, 4th Earl of Harewood was a British peer and the son of Henry Lascelles, 3rd Earl of Harewood....
. They had two daughters:
- Lady Joan Elizabeth Mary Cuffe (1877–1951), married Sir Harry Lloyd-Verney. They had issue three sons and one daughter Joan Verena Verney (who died aged 30), mother of the 10th Viscount BoyneGustavus Hamilton-Russell, 10th Viscount BoyneGustavus Michael George Hamilton-Russell, 10th Viscount Boyne KCVO, JP was an Irish peer, soldier and banker.-Background:He was the son of Hon...
(1931–1995). - Lady Sybil Marjorie Cuffe (1879–1943), married (1) 30 April 1901 William Bayard Cutting (Jnr.) (1878- 1910 of tuberculosis), son of William Bayard CuttingWilliam Bayard CuttingWilliam Bayard Cutting, Esq. , a member of New York's merchant aristocracy, was an attorney, financier, real estate developer, sugar beet refiner and philanthropist. He was born to Fulton Cutting and Elise Justine Bayard...
and then secretary to the US embassy to the Court of St. James's, by whom she had one daughter Iris OrigoIris OrigoDame Iris Margaret Origo, Marchesa of Val d'Orcia, DBE , née Cutting, was an Anglo-Irish writer, who devoted much of her life to the improvement of the Tuscan estate at La Foce, near Montepulciano, which she purchased with her husband in the 1920s.-Origins and upbringing:Origo was the daughter of...
(1902–1988). She married 2ndly 23 April 1918 (div 1927) Geoffrey Scott (1884–1929), Bernard BerensonBernard BerensonBernard Berenson was an American art historian specializing in the Renaissance. He was a major figure in pioneering art attribution and therefore establishing the market for paintings by the "Old Masters".-Personal life:...
's secretary and an architectural historian, by whom she had no issue. She married thirdly 8 December 1926 Percy LubbockPercy LubbockPercy Lubbock, CBE was an English man of letters, known as an essayist, critic and biographer.-Life:Percy Lubbock was the son of the merchant banker Frederic Lubbock and his wife Catherine, daughter of John Gurney of Earlham Hall, Norfolk...
(1879–1965). Lady Sybil Lubbock died 31 December 1943, and was survived by her third husband, her daughter Iris OrigoIris OrigoDame Iris Margaret Origo, Marchesa of Val d'Orcia, DBE , née Cutting, was an Anglo-Irish writer, who devoted much of her life to the improvement of the Tuscan estate at La Foce, near Montepulciano, which she purchased with her husband in the 1920s.-Origins and upbringing:Origo was the daughter of...
and two surviving granddaughters.
As Desart was the last male descendant of the 1st Earl and died without male heirs in 1934, his titles became extinct.
Source
- Burke's PeerageBurke's PeerageBurke's Peerage publishes authoritative, in-depth historical guides to the royal and titled families of the United Kingdom, such as Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, and of many other countries. Founded in 1826 by British genealogist John Burke Esq., and continued by his son, Sir John...