Nicholas Hume-Loftus, 2nd Earl of Ely (11 September 1738 – 12 November 1769) was a British peer

Peerage

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 and member of the House of Lords

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, briefly styled Viscount Loftus in October 1766. He represented the constituencies of Fethard, County Wexford

Fethard (County Wexford) (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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 and Bannow

Bannow (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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, Ireland.

He became earl of Ely

Marquess of Ely

Marquess of Ely, of the County of Wexford, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1800 for Charles Loftus, 1st Earl of Ely. He was born Charles Tottenham, the son of John Tottenham, who had been created a Baronet, of Tottenham Green in the County of Wexford, in the Baronetage of...

 on the death of his father, Nicholas Hume-Loftus, 1st Earl of Ely

Nicholas Hume-Loftus, 1st Earl of Ely

Nicholas Hume-Loftus, 1st Earl of Ely PC was a British peer and member of the House of Lords. He represented the constituency of Fethard, County Wexford, Ireland....

, in 1766. When he died the earldom became extinct but his other titles were inherited by his uncle.