John Butler, 2nd Marquess of Ormonde
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John Butler, 2nd Marquess of Ormonde, KP
(24 August 1808 – 25 September 1854) was an Irish
politician and peer.
He was the son of James Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormonde
and Grace Louisa Staples. He married Frances Jane Paget, daughter of General
Hon. Sir Edward Paget
, GCB
and Lady Harriet Legge, on 19 September 1843.
The Marquess and Marchioness had four sons and two daughters:
He was elected as Member of Parliament
(MP) for County Kilkenny in 1830, and held the seat until 1832. He was the author of Autumn in Sicily, Dublin: Hodges and Smith, 1850.
Order of St. Patrick
The Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick is a British order of chivalry associated with Ireland. The Order was created in 1783 by George III. The regular creation of knights of Saint Patrick lasted until 1921, when most of Ireland became independent as the Irish Free State...
(24 August 1808 – 25 September 1854) was an Irish
Ireland
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politician and peer.
He was the son of James Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormonde
James Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormonde
James Wandesford Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormonde KP was an Irish nobleman and politician. He was the second son of John Butler, 17th Earl of Ormonde and Frances Susan Elizabeth Wandesford....
and Grace Louisa Staples. He married Frances Jane Paget, daughter of General
General
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Hon. Sir Edward Paget
Edward Paget
General Sir Edward Paget GCB was a British Army officer.-Career:Born the fourth son of Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge, Edward Paget became a cornet in the 1st Regiment of Life Guards in 1792...
, GCB
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 Lady Harriet Legge, on 19 September 1843.
The Marquess and Marchioness had four sons and two daughters:
- James Butler, 3rd Marquess of OrmondeJames Butler, 3rd Marquess of OrmondeJames Edward William Theobald Butler, 3rd Marquess of Ormonde KP PC , styled Earl of Ossory until 1854, was an Irish nobleman.-Biography:...
(1844–1919), married Lady Elizabeth Harriet Grosvenor, daughter of Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, 1st Duke of WestminsterHugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of WestminsterHugh Lupus Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster KG, PC, JP , styled Viscount Belgrave between 1831 and 1845 and Earl Grosvenor between 1845 and 1869 and known as the 3rd Marquess of Westminster between 1869 and 1874, was an English landowner, politician and racehorse owner.He inherited the estate of...
and had issue. - Lady Mary Grace Louisa Butler (1846–1929), married Hon. William Henry Fitzwilliam, and had issue.
- James Herbert Hendy Butler (1847–1867)
- James Arthur Wellington Foley Butler, 4th Marquess of Ormonde (1849–1943), married Ellen Sprague and had issue.
- Reverend James Theobald Bagot John Butler (1852–1929), married Annabella Brydon, only daughter of Reverend Cosmo Reid Gordon, D.D. and had issue, including James Butler, 7th Marquess of OrmondeJames Butler, 7th Marquess of OrmondeJames Hubert Theobald Charles Butler, 7th Marquess of Ormonde was born on 19 April 1899 and died on 25 October 1997. He was the son of Reverend James Theobald Bagot John Butler and Lady Annabella Brydon Gordon. He married, firstly, Nan Gilpin, daughter of Garth Griffith Gilpin, on 3 March 1935. ...
. - Blanche Butler (1854–1914), married ColonelColonelColonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
Hon. Cuthbert Ellison Edwardes, son of 3rd Baron KensingtonBaron KensingtonBaron Kensington is a title that has been created three times, in the Peerages of England, Ireland and the United Kingdom.-English title :...
, and had issue.
He was elected as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for County Kilkenny in 1830, and held the seat until 1832. He was the author of Autumn in Sicily, Dublin: Hodges and Smith, 1850.