List of Irish representative peers
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This is a list of representative peer
s elected from the Peerage of Ireland
to sit in the House of Lords
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to sit in the House of Lords
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1800–1850
| Representative peer | Elected | Replacing | Died |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Cuninghame, 1st Baron Rossmore Robert Cuninghame, 1st Baron Rossmore General Robert Cuninghame, 1st Baron Rossmore PC was an Irish British Army officer and politician.-Military career:... |
2 August 1800 | 5 August 1801 | |
| Robert Clements, 1st Earl of Leitrim Robert Clements, 1st Earl of Leitrim Robert Clements, 1st Earl of Leitrim was an Irish nobleman and politician.Son of Cavan Borough MP Nathaniel Clements, Deputy Vice Treasurer and Teller of the Irish Exchequer, Clements served as High Sheriff of Leitrim in 1759, having been the previous year appointed as Controller of the Great and... |
2 August 1800 | 27 July 1804 | |
| Otway Cuffe, 1st Earl of Desart | 2 August 1800 | 9 August 1804 | |
| Francis Mathew, 1st Earl Landaff | 2 August 1800 | 30 July 1806 | |
| Laurence Parsons, 1st Earl of Rosse Laurence Parsons, 1st Earl of Rosse Lawrence Harman Parsons, 1st Earl of Rosse , known as the Lord Oxmantown between 1792 and 1795 and as the Viscount Oxmantown between 1795 and 1806, was an Irish peer and politician.-Background:... |
2 August 1800 | 20 April 1807 | |
| John de Burgh, 13th Earl of Clanricarde John de Burgh, 13th Earl of Clanricarde John Thomas de Burgh, 13th and 1st Earl of Clanricarde PC , styled The Honourable until 1797, was an Irish nobleman and soldier. He was made a member of the Privy Council of Ireland in 1801.... |
2 August 1800 | 27 July 1808 | |
| John Browne, 1st Marquess of Sligo John Browne, 1st Marquess of Sligo John Denis Browne, 1st Marquess of Sligo KP PC was an Irish peer and politician, styled Viscount Westport from 1771 to 1780 and known as John Browne, 3rd Earl of Altamont from 1780 to 1800... |
2 August 1800 | 2 January 1809 | |
| Charles Agar, 1st Earl of Normanton Charles Agar, 1st Earl of Normanton Charles Agar, 1st Earl of Normanton , was an Anglo-Irish Protestant clergyman. He served as Archbishop of Dublin from 1801 to 1809.... |
2 August 1800 | 14 July 1809 | |
| Henry Yelverton, 1st Baron Longueville | 2 August 1800 | 23 May 1811 | |
| George Nugent, 7th Earl of Westmeath | 2 August 1800 | 30 December 1814 | |
| John Crosbie, 2nd Earl of Glandore John Crosbie, 2nd Earl of Glandore John Crosbie, 2nd Earl of Glandore PC, FRS , styled Viscount Crosbie between 1777 and 1781, was an Irish politician and judge.... |
2 August 1800 | 23 October 1815 | |
| Robert Howard, 2nd Earl of Wicklow | 2 August 1800 | 23 October 1815 | |
| George Agar, 1st Baron Callan | 2 August 1800 | 29 October 1815 | |
| Thomas Knox, 1st Viscount Northland Thomas Knox, 1st Viscount Northland Thomas Knox, 1st Viscount Northland , known as The Lord Welles between 1781 and 1791, was an Irish politician.-Background:... |
2 August 1800 | 5 November 1818 | |
| Richard Butler, 1st Earl of Glengall | 2 August 1800 | 30 January 1819 | |
| Robert Jocelyn, 2nd Earl of Roden Robert Jocelyn, 2nd Earl of Roden Robert Jocelyn, 2nd Earl of Roden KP, PC was an Irish peer and politician. He was styled The Honourable from his birth to 1771, and then Viscount Jocelyn from 1771 to 1797.... |
2 August 1800 | 29 June 1820 | |
| Robert Stewart, 1st Marquess of Londonderry Robert Stewart, 1st Marquess of Londonderry Robert Stewart, 1st Marquess of Londonderry PC , was an Irish politician and landowner, the father of politician Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh.-Early life in Dublin:... |
2 August 1800 | 6 April 1821 | |
| James Cuffe, 1st Baron Tyrawley James Cuffe, 1st Baron Tyrawley James Cuffe, 1st Baron Tyrawley was an Irish peer and politician. His father was James Cuff of Elmhall and Ballinrobe Castle and his mother was Elizabeth, sister of Arthur Gore, 1st Earl of Arran.... |
2 August 1800 | 15 June 1821 | |
| Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 1st Earl of 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.... |
2 August 1800 | 22 August 1825 | |
| Hugh Carleton, 1st Viscount Carleton | 2 August 1800 | 25 February 1826 | |
| John Creighton, 1st Earl Erne John Creighton, 1st Earl Erne John Creighton, 1st Earl Erne PC , known as The Lord Erne between 1772 and 1781 and as The Viscount Erne between 1781 and 1789, was an Irish peer and politician.... |
2 August 1800 | 15 September 1828 | |
| Thomas Taylour, 1st Marquess of Headfort Thomas Taylour, 1st Marquess of Headfort Thomas Taylour, 1st Marquess of Headfort KP , styled Viscount Headford from 1766 to 1795, and known as Thomas Taylour, 2nd Earl of Bective from 1795 to 1800, was an Irish peer and politician.... |
2 August 1800 | 24 October 1829 | |
| Francis Bernard, 1st Earl of Bandon Francis Bernard, 1st Earl of Bandon Francis Bernard, 1st Earl of Bandon was an Irish peer and politician.He was the only son of James Bernard and his wife Esther Smith, daughter of Percy Smith. Between 1778 and 1783, Bernard sat as Member of Parliament for Ennis... |
2 August 1800 | 26 November 1830 | |
| Henry Conyngham, 1st Marquess Conyngham Henry Conyngham, 1st Marquess Conyngham Henry Conyngham, 1st Marquess Conyngham KP, GCH, PC, FSA , known as The Lord Conyngham between 1787 and 1789, as The Viscount Conyngham between 1789 and 1797 and as The Earl Conyngham between 1797 and 1815, was an Anglo-Irish courtier and politician of the Regency period... |
2 August 1800 | 28 December 1832 | |
| Thomas Pakenham, 2nd Earl of Longford Thomas Pakenham, 2nd Earl of Longford Thomas Pakenham, 2nd Earl of Longford KP was an Irish peer. He became Earl of Longford in 1794 after the death of Elizabeth Pakenham, 1st Countess of Longford and was appointed a Knight of the Order of St Patrick on 17 December 1813.... |
2 August 1800 | 24 May 1835 | |
| Richard Bingham, 2nd Earl of Lucan Richard Bingham, 2nd Earl of Lucan Richard Bingham, 2nd Earl of Lucan , styled The Honourable from 1776 to 1795 and subsequently Lord Bingham until 1799, was an Irish peer and Tory politician.- Background :... |
2 August 1800 | 30 June 1839 | |
| Charles O'Neill, 1st Earl O'Neill Charles O'Neill, 1st Earl O'Neill Charles Henry St John O'Neill, 1st Earl O'Neill KP PC was an Irish politician, peer and landowner.... |
2 August 1800 | 25 March 1841 | |
| Edmund Pery, 1st Earl of Limerick | 2 August 1800 | 7 December 1844 | |
| Charles Bury, 1st Earl of Charleville | 2 November 1801 | Robert Cuninghame, 1st Baron Rossmore | 31 October 1835 |
| John Cole, 2nd Earl of Enniskillen John Cole, 2nd Earl of Enniskillen John Willoughby Cole, 2nd Earl of Enniskillen KP , known as Viscount Cole from 1789 to 1803, was an Irish peer and Member of Parliament.... |
13 October 1804 | Robert Clements, 1st Earl of Leitrim | 31 March 1840 |
| Du Pre Alexander, 2nd Earl of Caledon Du Pre Alexander, 2nd Earl of Caledon Du Pré Alexander, 2nd Earl of Caledon KP , styled The Honourable from 1790 to 1800 and then Viscount Alexander to 1802, was an Irish peer, landlord and colonial administrator, and was the second child and only son of James Alexander, 1st Earl of Caledon.-Education and Inheritance:He was educated... |
26 November 1804 | Otway Cuffe, 1st Earl of Desart | 8 April 1839 |
| Francis Caulfeild, 2nd Earl of Charlemont Francis Caulfeild, 2nd Earl of Charlemont Francis William Caulfeild, 2nd Earl of Charlemont KP, PC , styled Viscount Caulfeild until 1799, was an Irish peer and politician.In 1798 Caulfeild stood for Charlemont and Armagh County... |
12 December 1806 | Francis Matthew, 1st Earl Landaff | 26 December 1863 |
| George King, 3rd Earl of Kingston | 11 July 1807 | Laurence Parsons, 1st Earl of Rosse | 18 October 1839 |
| Richard Trench, 2nd Earl of Clancarty | 16 December 1808 | John de Burgh, 13th Earl of Clanricarde | 24 November 1837 |
| Charles Gardiner, 1st Earl of Blessington | 15 April 1809 | John Browne, 1st Marquess of Sligo | 25 May 1829 |
| Lawrence Parsons, 2nd Earl of Rosse | 22 October 1809 | Charles Agar, 1st Earl of Normanton | 24 February 1841 |
| Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford GCB , styled The Honourable Archibald Acheson from 1790 to 1806 and Lord Acheson from 1806 to 1807, was a British politician who served as Lieutenant-Governor of Lower Canada and Governor General of British North America in the 19th century.-Background:Born at... |
19 August 1811 | Henry Yelverton, 1st Viscount Longueville | 27 March 1849 |
| Stephen Moore, 2nd Earl Mount Cashell | 24 March 1815 | George Nugent, 7th Earl of Westmeath | 27 October 1822 |
| John Maxwell, 2nd Earl of Farnham John Maxwell, 2nd Earl of Farnham John James Maxwell, 2nd Earl of Farnham was an Irish Representative peer and politician.He was the son of Barry Maxwell, 1st Earl of Farnham and Margaret King. In 1784, he married Grace Cuffe, daughter of Thomas Cuffe, however, they had no children... |
2 March 1816 | John Crosbie, 2nd Earl of Glandore | 23 July 1823 |
| John Bourke, 4th Earl of Mayo John Bourke, 4th Earl of Mayo John Bourke, 4th Earl of Mayo, GCH, PC was an Irish peer and courtier, styled Lord Naas from 1792 until 1794.... |
2 March 1816 | Robert Howard, 2nd Earl of Wicklow | 23 May 1849 |
| William O'Brien, 2nd Marquess of Thomond William O'Brien, 2nd Marquess of Thomond William O'Brien, 2nd Marquess of Thomond, 6th Earl of Inchiquin KP PC was an Irish peer. He was born in Ennistymon, County Clare, to Capt. Edward Dominic O'Brien and Mary Carrick... |
2 March 1816 | George Agar, 1st Baron Callan | 21 August 1846 |
| Somerset Butler, 3rd Earl of Carrick Somerset Butler, 3rd Earl of Carrick Somerset Richard Butler, 3rd Earl of Carrick was the son of Henry Thomas Butler, 2nd Earl of Carrick and Sarah Taylor. He succeeded to the title of 3rd Earl of Carrick and 10th Viscount Ikerrin upon his father's death on 20 July 1813. He was married twice, first on 1 September 1811 to Anne Wynne,... |
13 March 1819 | Thomas Knox, 1st Viscount Northland | 4 February 1838 |
| Somerset Lowry-Corry, 2nd Earl Belmore Somerset Lowry-Corry, 2nd Earl Belmore Somerset Lowry-Corry, 2nd Earl Belmore , styled The Honourable from 1781 to 1797 and then known as Viscount Corry to 1802, was an Irish nobleman and politician.-Politics and inheritance:... |
5 May 1819 | Richard Butler, 1st Earl of Glengall | 18 April 1841 |
| James Blackwood, 2nd Baron Dufferin | 7 October 1820 | Robert Jocelyn, 2nd Earl of Roden | 8 August 1836 |
| Richard Wingfield, 5th Viscount Powerscourt | 3 August 1821 | Robert Stewart, 1st Marquess of Londonderry | 9 August 1823 |
| William Howard, 4th Earl of Wicklow William Howard, 4th Earl of Wicklow William Howard, 4th Earl of Wicklow KP was an Irish peer, styled Lord Clonmore from 1815 to 1818. He became Earl of Wicklow in 1818 on the death of William Howard, 3rd Earl of Wicklow and was appointed a Knight of the Order of St Patrick on 9 October 1846.... |
10 November 1821 | Charles O'Hara, 1st Baron Tyrawley | 22 March 1869 |
| Robert King, 1st Viscount Lorton Robert King, 1st Viscount Lorton General Robert Edward King, 1st Viscount Lorton , styled The Honourable from 1797 to 1800, was an Irish peer and politician.... |
8 February 1823 | Stephen Moore, 2nd Earl Mount Cashell | 20 November 1854 |
| John Evans-Freke, 6th Baron Carbery | 30 January 1824 | John Maxwell, 2nd Earl of Farnham | 12 May 1845 |
| Charles Vereker, 2nd Viscount Gort Charles Vereker, 2nd Viscount Gort Charles Vereker, 2nd Viscount Gort PC , known as Charles Vereker until 1817, was a British soldier and politician.-Background:... |
30 January 1824 | Richard Wingfield, 5th Viscount Powerscourt | 11 November 1842 |
| John Maxwell-Barry, 5th Baron Farnham John Maxwell-Barry, 5th Baron Farnham John Maxwell-Barry, 5th Baron Farnham PC was an Irish Representative peer and politician.He was the son of Henry Maxwell, Lord Bishop of Meath, and grandson of John Maxwell, 1st Baron Farnham... |
17 December 1825 | Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 1st Earl of Donoughmore | 20 September 1838 |
| Stephen Moore, 3rd Earl Mount Cashell Stephen Moore, 3rd Earl Mount Cashell Stephen Moore, 3rd Earl Mount Cashell , styled Lord Kilworth until 1822, was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat.-Background and education:... |
1 July 1826 | Hugh Carleton, 1st Viscount Carleton | 10 October 1883 |
| Henry Prittie, 2nd Baron Dunalley Henry Prittie, 2nd Baron Dunalley Henry Prittie, 2nd Baron Dunalley was an Anglo-Irish politician.Dunalley was the son of Henry Prittie, 1st Baron Dunalley. He was elected to the Irish House of Commons for Carlow Borough in 1798, a seat he held until the Irish Parliament was abolished in 1801... |
19 December 1828 | John Creighton, 1st Earl Erne | 19 October 1854 |
| Richard Butler, 2nd Earl of Glengall | 1 September 1829 | Charles John Gardiner, 1st Earl of Blessington | 22 June 1858 |
| Hayes St Leger, 3rd Viscount Doneraile | 15 March 1830 | Thomas Taylour, 1st Marquess of Headfort | 27 March 1854 |
| George Nugent, 1st Marquess of Westmeath George Nugent, 1st Marquess of Westmeath George Thomas John Nugent, 1st Marquess of Westmeath , styled Lord Delvin between 1792 and 1814 and known as The Earl of Westmeath between 1814 and 1821, was an Irish peer.-Background:... |
26 February 1831 | Francis Bernard, 1st Earl of Bandon | 5 May 1871 |
| Ulysses Burgh, 2nd Baron Downes Ulysses Burgh, 2nd Baron Downes General Ulysses de Burgh, 2nd Baron Downes GCB , was an Irish soldier and Tory politician. A General in the British Army, he served as Surveyor-General of the Ordnance under Lord Liverpool between 1820 and 1827... |
30 March 1833 | Henry Conyngham, 1st Marquess Conyngham | 26 July 1863 |
| James Bernard, 2nd Earl of Bandon James Bernard, 2nd Earl of Bandon James Bernard, 2nd Earl of Bandon was an Irish Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1820 and 1831 when he inherted the peerage and sat in the House of Lords.... |
31 July 1835 | Thomas Pakenham, 2nd Earl of Longford | 31 October 1856 |
| Edward Plunkett, 14th Baron Dunsany | 18 January 1836 | Charles Bury, 1st Earl of Charleville | 11 December 1848 |
| Cornwallis Maude, 3rd Viscount Hawarden Cornwallis Maude, 3rd Viscount Hawarden Cornwallis Maude, 3rd Viscount Hawarden was a British Conservative politician.Hawarden was the son of Cornwallis Maude, 1st Viscount Hawarden, by his second wife Anne Isabella , and succeeded his half-brother in the viscountcy in 1807... |
31 October 1836 | James Stevenson Blackwood, 2nd Baron Dufferin | 12 October 1856 |
| Robert Dillon, 3rd Baron Clonbrock Robert Dillon, 3rd Baron Clonbrock Robert Dillon, 3rd Baron Clonbrock , was an Irish peer.Dillon was the son of Luke Dillon, 2nd Baron Clonbrock, by the Honourable Anastasia, daughter of Joseph Blake, 1st Baron Wallscourt. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford. In December 1826, aged 19, he succeeded his father in the... |
20 February 1838 | Richard Le Poer Trench, 2nd Earl of Clancarty | 4 December 1893 |
| Charles Bury, 2nd Earl of Charleville | 13 April 1838 | Somerset Richard Butler, 3rd Earl of Carrick | 14 July 1851 |
| John Vesey, 2nd Viscount de Vesci | 19 January 1839 | John Maxwell-Barry, 5th Baron Farnham | 19 October 1855 |
| Henry Maxwell, 7th Baron Farnham Henry Maxwell, 7th Baron Farnham Henry Maxwell, 7th Baron Farnham KP was an Irish peer and Member of Parliament.Farnham was the son of Henry Maxwell, 6th Baron Farnham, and Lady Anne Butler. He was elected to the House of Commons for County Cavan in 1824, a seat he continued to represent until 1838... |
2 July 1839 | Du Pre Alexander, 2nd Earl of Caledon | 20 August 1868 |
| Windham Quin, 2nd Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl Windham Quin, 2nd Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl Windham Henry Quin, 2nd Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl was an Irish Peer.The eldest son of Valentine Richard Quin, 1st Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl, he was styled Lord Adare from 1816 to 1822 and Viscount Adare thereafter until he succeeded to the Earldom on the death of his father in 1824.He... |
21 September 1839 | Richard Bingham, 2nd Earl of Lucan | 6 August 1850 |
| Edward Crofton, 2nd Baron Crofton Edward Crofton, 2nd Baron Crofton Edward Crofton, 2nd Baron Crofton , known as Sir Edward Crofton, 4th Baronet, from 1816 to 1817, was an Anglo-Irish Conservative politician.... |
21 January 1840 | George King, 3rd Earl of Kingston | 27 December 1869 |
| George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan | 22 June 1840 | John Cole, 2nd Earl of Enniskillen | 10 November 1888 |
| James Alexander, 3rd Earl of Caledon James Alexander, 3rd Earl of Caledon James Du Pre Alexander, 3rd Earl of Caledon styled Viscount Alexander from birth until 1839, was a soldier and politician.... |
8 May 1841 | Lawence Parsons, 2nd Earl of Rosse | 30 June 1855 |
| Cadwallader Blayney, 12th Baron Blayney Cadwallader Blayney, 12th Baron Blayney Cadwallader Davis Blayney, 12th Baron Blayney , styled The Honourable from birth until 1834, was an Irish nobleman and politician.... |
12 June 1841 | Charles O'Neill, 1st Earl O'Neill | 18 January 1874 |
| Richard Handcock, 3rd Baron Castlemaine Richard Handcock, 3rd Baron Castlemaine Richard Handcock, 3rd Baron Castlemaine was an Irish peer and Tory politician.-Background and education:Castlemaine was the eldest son of Richard Handcock, 2nd Baron Castlemaine, and Anne, daughter of Arthur French... |
6 July 1841 | Somerset Lowry-Corry, 2nd Earl Belmore | 4 July 1869 |
| John O'Neill, 3rd Viscount O'Neill | 31 January 1843 | Charles Vereker, 2nd Viscount Gort | 12 February 1855 |
| William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, Knight of the Order of St Patrick was an Irish astronomer who had several telescopes built. His 72-inch telescope "Leviathan", built 1845, was the world's largest telescope until the early 20th century.-Life:He was born in Yorkshire, England, in the city of... |
24 February 1845 | Edmund Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Limerick | 31 October 1867 |
| John Crichton, 3rd Earl Erne John Crichton, 3rd Earl Erne John Crichton, 3rd Earl Erne KP was an Anglo-Irish peer and politician.Erne succeeded his uncle as third Earl Erne in 1842. In 1845 he was elected an Irish Representative Peer in the House of Lords, which he remained until his death. He also served as Lord Lieutenant of County Fermanagh from 1845... |
24 July 1845 | John Evans-Freke, 6th Baron Carbery | 3 October 1885 |
| John Cuffe, 3rd Earl of Desart John Cuffe, 3rd Earl of Desart John Otway O'Conner Cuffe, 3rd Earl of Desart , styled Viscount Castlecuffe until 1820, was an Irish Conservative politician... |
11 December 1846 | William O'Brien, 2nd Marquess of Thomond | 1 April 1865 |
| Eyre Massey, 3rd Baron Clarina | 16 April 1849 | Edward Plunkett, 14th Baron Dunsany | 18 November 1872 |
| John Browne, 3rd Baron Kilmaine | 22 June 1849 | Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford | 13 January 1873 |
| George Butler, 5th Earl of Lanesborough | 14 August 1849 | John Bourke, 4th Earl of Mayo | 7 July 1866 |
1850–1900
| Representative peer | Elected | Replacing | Died |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randall Plunkett, 15th Baron Dunsany | 19 November 1850 | Windham Quin, 2nd Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl | 7 April 1852 |
| Denis Daly, 2nd Baron Dunsandle and Clanconal | 23 September 1851 | Charles Bury, 2nd Earl of Charleville | 11 January 1893 |
| Robert Bourke, 5th Earl of Mayo | 22 June 1852 | Randall Edward Plunkett, 15th Baron Dunsany | 12 August 1867 |
| Richard White, 2nd Earl of Bantry Richard White, 2nd Earl of Bantry Richard White, 2nd Earl of Bantry DL , styled The Honourable from birth until 1816 and subsequently Viscount Berehaven until 1851, was an Irish peer and Conservative politician.... |
1 July 1854 | Hayes St Leger, 3rd Viscount Doneraile | 16 July 1868 |
| Edward Ward, 4th Viscount Bangor Edward Ward, 4th Viscount Bangor Edward Ward, 4th Viscount Bangor DL , styled The Honourable from September 1827 until 1837, was an Irish peer and Conservative politician.... |
9 January 1855 | Henry Prittie, 2nd Baron Dunalley | 14 September 1881 |
| Hayes St Leger 4th Viscount Doneraile | 2 May 1855 | Robert King, 1st Viscount Lorton | 26 August 1887 |
| Mark Trevor, 3rd Viscount Dungannon | 11 September 1855 | John O'Neill, 3rd Viscount O'Neill | 11 August 1862 |
| Henry Dawson-Damer, 3rd Earl of Portarlington Henry Dawson-Damer, 3rd Earl of Portarlington Henry John Reuben Dawson-Damer, 3rd Earl of Portarlington KP was an Irish peer. He became Earl of Portarlington in 1845 on the death of his uncle John Dawson, 2nd Earl of Portarlington and was appointed a Knight of the Order of St Patrick on 8 February 1879.... |
24 October 1855 | James Alexander, 3rd Earl of Caledon | 1 March 1889 |
| James Hewitt, 4th Viscount Lifford | 23 January 1856 | John Vesey, 2nd Viscount de Vesci | 20 November 1887 |
| Thomas Vesey, 3rd Viscount de Vesci Thomas Vesey, 3rd Viscount de Vesci Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Vesey, 3rd Viscount de Vesci , was an Irish peer and Conservative politician.-Background:... |
10 January 1857 | Cornwallis Maude, 3rd Viscount Hawarden | 23 December 1875 |
| Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore Somerset Richard Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore GCMG, PC , styled as Viscount Corry from 1841 to 1845, was an Irish nobleman and Conservative politician.-Background and education:... |
13 January 1857 | James Bernard, 2nd Earl of Bandon | 6 April 1913 |
| Francis Bernard, 3rd Earl of Bandon Francis Bernard, 3rd Earl of Bandon Francis Bernard, 3rd Earl of Bandon , styled Viscount Bernard between 1830 and 1856, was an Irish peer and politician.-Background and education:... |
21 August 1858 | Richard Butler, 2nd Earl of Glengall | 17 February 1877 |
| Cornwallis Maude, 1st Earl de Montalt Cornwallis Maude, 1st Earl de Montalt Cornwallis Maude, 1st Earl de Montalt , known as the Hon. Cornwallis Maude until 1856 and as the Viscount Hawarden from 1856 to 1886, was a British Conservative politician.... |
2 December 1862 | Mark Trevor, 3rd Viscount Dungannon | 9 January 1905 |
| Lucius O'Brien, 13th Baron Inchiquin Lucius O'Brien, 13th Baron Inchiquin Lucius O'Brien, 13th Baron Inchiquin , known as Sir Lucius O'Brien, 5th Baronet from 1837 to 1855, was an Irish politician and nobleman.-Biography:... |
20 October 1863 | Ulysses Burgh, 2nd Baron Downes | 22 March 1872 |
| Edward Plunkett, 16th Baron Dunsany | 8 March 1864 | Francis Caulfeild, 2nd Earl of Charlemont | 22 February 1889 |
| John Vereker, 3rd Viscount Gort John Vereker, 3rd Viscount Gort John Prendergast Vereker, 3rd Viscount Gort , was a British peer and politician.-Background and education:Gort was the son of Charles Vereker, 2nd Viscount Gort, and his first wife Jane, daughter of Ralph Westropp... |
13 June 1865 | John Cuffe, 3rd Earl of Desart | 20 October 1865 |
| Mervyn Wingfield, 7th Viscount Powerscourt Mervyn Wingfield, 7th Viscount Powerscourt Mervyn Wingfield, 7th Viscount Powerscourt KP PC was an Irish peer. He became Viscount Powerscourt in 1844 on the death of his father Richard Wingfield, 6th Viscount Powerscourt.... |
26 December 1865 | John Vereker, 3rd Viscount Gort | 5 June 1904 |
| George Upton, 3rd Viscount Templetown | 14 September 1866 | George Butler, 5th Earl of Lanesborough | 4 January 1890 |
| William Annesley, 4th Earl of Annesley | 15 October 1867 | Robert Bourke, 5th Earl of Mayo | 10 August 1874 |
| Theobald Butler, 14th Baron Dunboyne | 11 January 1868 | William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse | 22 March 1881 |
| Charles Allanson-Winn, 3rd Baron Headley | 28 September 1868 | Richard White, 2nd Earl of Bantry | 30 July 1877 |
| Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse KP FRS was the son and successor of the astronomer William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse who built the "Leviathan of Parsonstown" telescope, largest of its day, and his wife, the Countess Rosse , an amateur astronomer and pioneering photographer... |
22 December 1868 | Henry Maxwell, 7th Baron Farnham | 29 August 1908 |
| William Hedges-White, 3rd Earl of Bantry | 6 July 1869 | William Howard, 4th Earl of Wicklow | 15 January 1884 |
| Geoffrey Guthrie-Browne, 2nd Baron Oranmore and Browne | 6 September 1869 | Richard Handcock, 3rd Baron Castlemaine | 15 November 1900 |
| John Butler, 6th Earl of Lanesborough | 5 April 1870 | Edward Crofton, 2nd Baron Crofton | 12 September 1905 |
| Dayrolles Eveleigh-de-Moleyns, 4th Baron Ventry | 10 July 1871 | George Nugent, 1st Marquess of Westmeath | 8 February 1914 |
| Charles Howard, 5th Earl of Wicklow | 19 June 1872 | Lucius O'Brien, 13th Baron Inchiquin | 20 June 1881 |
| Edward Crofton, 3rd Baron Crofton | 11 February 1873 | Eyre Massey, 3rd Baron Clarina | 22 September 1912 |
| Edward O'Brien, 14th Baron Inchiquin Edward O'Brien, 14th Baron Inchiquin Edward Donough O'Brien, 14th Baron Inchiquin KP was an Irish peer, and the eldest son of Lucius O'Brien, 13th Baron Inchiquin and Mary FitzGerald... |
5 April 1873 | John Browne, 3rd Baron Kilmaine | 9 April 1900 |
| Richard Handcock, 4th Baron Castlemaine Richard Handcock, 4th Baron Castlemaine Richard Handcock, 4th Baron Castlemaine , styled The Honourable from 1840 to 1869, was an Irish peer.Born at Athlone, he was the oldest son of Richard Handcock, 3rd Baron Castlemaine and his wife Margaret Harris, daughter of Michael Harris. In 1869, he succeeded his father as baron... |
9 May 1874 | Cadwallader Blayney, 12th Baron Blayney | 26 April 1892 |
| John Scott, 4th Earl of Clonmell | 10 November 1874 | William Annesley, 4th Earl of Annesley | 22 June 1891 |
| John Massy, 6th Baron Massy | 14 March 1876 | Thomas Vesey, 3rd Viscount de Vesci | 28 November 1915 |
| Hugh Annesley, 5th Earl of Annesley | 28 April 1877 | Francis Bernard, 3rd Earl of Bandon | 15 December 1908 |
| James Alexander, 4th Earl of Caledon James Alexander, 4th Earl of Caledon James Alexander, 4th Earl of Caledon KP, DL was a soldier and politician and the son of James Du Pre Alexander, 3rd Earl of Caledon and Lady Jane Grimston, styled Viscount Alexander until 1855.... |
30 October 1877 | Charles Allanson-Winn, 3rd Baron Headley | 27 April 1898 |
| James Bernard, 4th Earl of Bandon James Bernard, 4th Earl of Bandon James Francis Bernard, 4th Earl of Bandon KP was a British Deputy Lieutenant in Ireland and Representative Peer... |
6 June 1881 | Theobald Butler, 14th Baron Dunboyne | 18 May 1924 |
| Edward Leeson, 6th Earl of Milltown Edward Leeson, 6th Earl of Milltown Edward Nugent Leeson, 6th Earl of Milltown KP PC was an Irish peer. He became Earl of Milltown in 1871 on the death of Joseph Leeson, 5th Earl of Milltown and was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Wicklow on 14 June 1887... |
23 August 1881 | Charles Howard, 5th Earl of Wicklow | 30 May 1890 |
| Francis Needham, 3rd Earl of Kilmorey Francis Needham, 3rd Earl of Kilmorey Francis Charles Needham, 3rd Earl of Kilmorey KP , known as Viscount Newry from 1851 to 1880, was an Anglo-Irish peer and Conservative Member of Parliament.-Life:... |
31 December 1881 | Edward Ward, 4th Viscount Bangor | 28 July 1915 |
| Charles Allanson-Winn, 4th Baron Headley | 20 December 1883 | Stephen Moore, 3rd Earl Mount Cashell | 13 January 1913 |
| Hercules Rowley, 4th Baron Langford | 14 March 1884 | William Hedges-White, 3rd Earl of Bantry | 29 October 1919 |
| Henry Ward, 5th Viscount Bangor Henry Ward, 5th Viscount Bangor Henry William Crosbie Ward, 5th Viscount Bangor DL, JP , styled The Honourable from birth until 1881, was an Irish peer, Conservative politician and soldier.-Background:... |
12 January 1886 | John Crichton, 3rd Earl Erne | 23 February 1911 |
| Henry Newcomen King-Tenison, 8th Earl of Kingston | 24 October 1887 | Hayes St Leger 4th Viscount Doneraile | 13 January 1896 |
| Cecil Howard, 6th Earl of Wicklow | 23 January 1888 | James Hewitt, 4th Viscount Lifford | 24 July 1891 |
| Eyre Massey, 4th Baron Clarina | 31 December 1888 | George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan | 16 December 1897 |
| Thomas McClintock-Bunbury, 2nd Baron Rathdonnell | 8 April 1889 | Edward Plunkett, 16th Baron Dunsany | 22 May 1929 |
| Charles Bingham, 4th Earl of Lucan Charles Bingham, 4th Earl of Lucan Charles George Bingham, 4th Earl of Lucan KP , styled Lord Bingham from 1839 to 1888, was the eldest son of George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan and Lady Anne Brudenell. His maternal grandparents were Robert Brudenell, 6th Earl of Cardigan and Penelope Anne Cooke.He married Lady Cecilia Catherine... |
19 April 1889 | Henry Dawson-Damer, 3rd Earl of Portarlington | 5 June 1914 |
| Francis Browne, 4th Baron Kilmaine | 21 February 1890 | George Upton, 3rd Viscount Templetown | 9 November 1907 |
| Dermot Bourke, 7th Earl of Mayo Dermot Bourke, 7th Earl of Mayo Dermot Robert Wyndham Bourke, 7th Earl of Mayo KP PC was an Irish peer, styled Lord Naas from 1867 to 1872. He succeeded as Earl of Mayo on on the death of his father Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo in 1872... |
14 July 1890 | Edward Leeson, 6th Earl of Milltown | 31 December 1927 |
| William Evans-Freke, 8th Baron Carbery | 3 August 1891 | John Scott, 4th Earl of Clonmell | 7 November 1894 |
| Henry Prittie, 4th Baron Dunalley Henry Prittie, 4th Baron Dunalley Henry O'Callaghan Prittie, 4th Baron Dunalley , was an Anglo-Irish peer.Dunalley was the son of Henry Prittie, 3rd Baron Dunalley. He was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge. In 1883, Prittie was appointed High Sheriff of Tipperary... |
9 October 1891 | Cecil Howard, 6th Earl of Wicklow | 5 August 1927 |
| Hamilton Deane-Morgan, 4th Baron Muskerry | 13 June 1892 | Richard Handcock, 4th Baron Castlemaine | 9 June 1929 |
| John Plunkett, 17th Baron Dunsany | 6 March 1893 | Denis Daly, 2nd Baron Dunsandle and Clanconal | 16 January 1899 |
| Henry Upton, 4th Viscount Templetown | 29 January 1894 | Robert Dillon, 3rd Baron Clonbrock | 30 September 1939 |
| Luke Dillon, 4th Baron Clonbrock Luke Dillon, 4th Baron Clonbrock Luke Gerald Dillon, 4th Baron Clonbrock KP PC was an Irish peer.In 1865, he was appointed High Sheriff of County Galway. He became Baron Clonbrock in 1893 on the death of Robert Dillon, 3rd Baron Clonbrock and was appointed a Knight of the Order of St Patrick on 29 August 1900.... |
21 January 1895 | William Evans-Freke, 8th Baron Carbery | 12 May 1917 |
| George Dawson-Damer, 5th Earl of Portarlington | 20 March 1896 | Henry King-Tenison, 8th Earl of Kingston | 31 August 1900 |
| Albert Handcock, 5th Baron Castlemaine Albert Handcock, 5th Baron Castlemaine Albert Edward Handcock, 5th Baron Castlemaine , styled The Honourable from 1869 to 1892, was an Irish peer. He was a major landowner with .-Background:... |
7 March 1898 | Eyre Massey, 4th Baron Clarina | 6 July 1937 |
| Somerset Maxwell, 10th Baron Farnham Somerset Maxwell, 10th Baron Farnham Somerset Henry Maxwell, 10th Baron Farnham was an Irish Representative peer and a Nova Scotia baronet.He was the son of Richard Thomas Maxwell, and grandson of Henry Maxwell, 6th Baron Farnham. He married Lady Florence Jane Taylour, daughter of Thomas Taylour, 3rd Marquess of Headfort and Amelia... |
22 July 1898 | James Alexander, 4th Earl of Caledon | 22 November 1900 |
| Ponsonby Moore, 9th Earl of Drogheda | 31 March 1899 | John Plunkett, 17th Baron Dunsany | 28 October 1908 |
1900–1919
| Representative peer | Elected | Replacing | Died |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reymond de Montmorency, 3rd Viscount Frankfort de Montmorency | 5 June 1900 | Edward O'Brien, 14th Baron Inchiquin | 7 May 1902 |
| Lucius O'Brien, 15th Baron Inchiquin Lucius O'Brien, 15th Baron Inchiquin Lucius William O'Brien, 15th Baron Inchiquin was an Irish peer.-Background:O'Brien was born on the 21st of June 1864, the son of Edward O'Brien, 14th Baron Inchiquin and Emily A'Court. He married Ethel Jane Foster, daughter of Johnston J... |
23 November 1900 | George Dawson-Damer, 5th Earl of Portarlington | 9 December 1929 |
| Robert Butler, 16th Baron Dunboyne | 4 January 1901 | Geoffrey Guthrie-Browne, 2nd Baron Oranmore and Browne | 29 August 1913 |
| Anthony Nugent, 11th Earl of Westmeath | 4 February 1901 | Somerset Maxwell, 10th Baron Farnham | 12 December 1933 |
| Geoffrey Browne, 3rd Baron Oranmore and Browne Geoffrey Browne, 3rd Baron Oranmore and Browne Geoffrey Henry Browne, 3rd Baron Oranmore and Browne, 1st Baron Mereworth KP PC , born Geoffrey Henry Browne-Guthrie, was an Irish politician.... |
11 July 1902 | Reymond de Montmorency, 3rd Viscount Frankfort de Montmorency | 30 June 1927 |
| Charles Bellew, 3rd Baron Bellew | 1 August 1904 | Mervyn Wingfield, 7th Viscount Powerscourt | 15 July 1911 |
| Ivo Bligh, 8th Earl of Darnley Ivo Bligh, 8th Earl of Darnley Ivo Francis Walter Bligh, 8th Earl of Darnley DL, JP , styled The Honourable Ivo Bligh until 1900, was a British cricketer who captained the English team in the first ever Test series against Australia with the Ashes at stake in 1882/83... |
10 March 1905 | Cornwallis Maude, 1st Earl de Montalt | 10 April 1927 |
| Ralph Howard, 7th Earl of Wicklow Ralph Howard, 7th Earl of Wicklow Ralph Francis Howard, 7th Earl of Wicklow was an Irish aristocrat and politician.He was the son of Cecil Howard, 6th Earl of Wicklow and Francesca Maria Chamberlayne. He married Lady Gladys Mary Hamilton , daughter of James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn and Lady Mary Anna Curzon, on 14 January 1902... |
27 November 1905 | John Butler, 6th Earl of Lanesborough | 11 October 1946 |
| George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon | 21 January 1908 | Francis Browne, 4th Baron Kilmaine | 20 March 1925 |
| Frederic Trench, 3rd Baron Ashtown | 4 November 1908 | Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse | (20 March 1946)† |
| Arthur Maxwell, 11th Baron Farnham Arthur Maxwell, 11th Baron Farnham Arthur Kenlis Maxwell, 11th Baron Farnham was an Irish Representative peer and a Nova Scotia baronet.He was the son of Somerset Maxwell, 10th Baron Farnham and Lady Florence Jane Taylour. On his father's death, he succeeded as 11th Baron Farnham and 14th Baronet of Calderwood on the 22 November 1900... |
18 December 1908 | Ponsonby Moore, 9th Earl of Drogheda | 5 February 1957 |
| Yvo Vesey, 5th Viscount de Vesci | 13 February 1909 | Hugh Annesley, 5th Earl of Annesley | 16 August 1958 |
| John Browne, 5th Baron Kilmaine | 14 April 1911 | Henry Ward, 5th Viscount Bangor | 27 August 1946 |
| William Parsons, 5th Earl of Rosse William Parsons, 5th Earl of Rosse William Edward Parsons, 5th Earl of Rosse was the son of Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse and Frances Cassandra Hawke. He was elected a Representative Peer in 1911... |
9 October 1911 | Charles Bellew, 3rd Baron Bellew | 10 June 1918 |
| John Beresford, 5th Baron Decies John Beresford, 5th Baron Decies John Graham Hope de la Poer Beresford, 5th Baron Decies PC , styled The Honourable John Beresford until 1910, was an Anglo-Irish army officer and civil servant.-Background and education:... |
18 November 1912 | Edward Crofton, 3rd Baron Crofton | 31 January 1944 |
| Maxwell Ward, 6th Viscount Bangor Maxwell Ward, 6th Viscount Bangor Maxwell Richard Crosbie Ward, 6th Viscount Bangor was an Irish peer and politician.Ward was educated at Harrow School and the Military Academy, Woolwich. He was a representative peer in the House of Lords from 1913-1950 and an Ulster Unionist member of the Senate of Northern Ireland from 1921... |
7 March 1913 | Charles Allanson-Winn, 4th Baron Headley | 17 November 1950 |
| Charles Butler, 7th Earl of Lanesborough | 2 June 1913 | Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore | 18 August 1929 |
| Henry Moore, 10th Earl of Drogheda | 21 November 1913 | Robert Butler, 16th Baron Dunboyne | 22 November 1957 |
| George Bellew-Bryan, 4th Baron Bellew | 20 April 1914 | Dayrolles Eveleigh-de-Moleyns, 4th Baron Ventry | 15 June 1935 |
| George Bingham, 5th Earl of Lucan George Bingham, 5th Earl of Lucan Colonel George Charles Bingham, 5th Earl of Lucan GCVO, KBE, CB, PC, TD, DL , known as Lord Bingham from 1888 to 1914, was a British Conservative politician.... |
10 August 1914 | Charles Bingham, 4th Earl of Lucan | 20 April 1949 |
| Frederick Lambart, 10th Earl of Cavan Frederick Lambart, 10th Earl of Cavan Field Marshal Frederick Rudolph Lambart, 10th Earl of Cavan, KP, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, GBE was a British Army officer and Chief of the Imperial General Staff.-Army career:... |
24 September 1915 | Francis Needham, 3rd Earl of Kilmorey | 28 August 1946 |
| Arthur Crofton, 4th Baron Crofton | 10 January 1916 | Frederic Trench, 3rd Baron Ashtown | 15 June 1942 |
| Francis Needham, 4th Earl of Kilmorey Francis Needham, 4th Earl of Kilmorey Francis Charles Adelbert Henry Needham, 4th Earl of Kilmorey PC OBE , styled Viscount Newry from 1883 to 1915, was an Anglo-Irish peer.-Background:... |
14 February 1916 | John Massy, 6th Baron Massy | 11 January 1961 |
| Henry King-Tenison, 9th Earl of Kingston | 13 July 1917 | Luke Dillon, 4th Baron Clonbrock | 11 January 1946 |
| James Caulfeild, 8th Viscount Charlemont James Caulfeild, 8th Viscount Charlemont James Edward Caulfeild, 8th Viscount Charlemont, PC , DL was an Irish Peer, elected to the British House of Lords as a Representative Peer and to the Parliament of Northern Ireland as a Senator... |
19 August 1918 | William Parsons, 5th Earl of Rosse | 30 August 1949 |
| Robert Jocelyn, 8th Earl of Roden | 22 December 1919 | Hercules Rowley, 4th Baron Langford | 30 October 1956 |