Richard Butler, 17th Viscount Mountgarret
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Richard Henry Piers Butler, 17th Viscount Mountgarret (8 November 1936 – 7 February 2004) was the son of Piers Henry Augustus Butler, 16th Viscount Mountgarret and Eglantine Christie. He was president of Yorkshire County Cricket Club
.
and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst before joining the Irish Guards
.
in 1957, retiring in the rank
of captain
in 1964. Two years later he succeeded his father in the viscountcy, which had been created in 1550.
After retiring from the Irish Guards
, he was president of Yorkshire Cricket Club between 1984 and 1990. He moved to the 2000 acres (8.1 km²) estate in South Stainley
, near Ripon
, after selling his family home, Nidd Hall, in the mid-1960s.
He was understood to be the likely heir to the ancient Earldom of Ormonde (created 1328) as well as the 16th century Earldom of Ossory and the title of Chief Butler of Ireland (dormant since the death of the last Marquess of Ormonde
), but had not proved his claim.
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
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Early life
Richard Henry Piers Butler was born at Knaresborough on November 8, 1936 and educated at EtonEton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst before joining the Irish Guards
Irish Guards
The Irish Guards , part of the Guards Division, is a Foot Guards regiment of the British Army.Along with the Royal Irish Regiment, it is one of the two Irish regiments remaining in the British Army. The Irish Guards recruit in Northern Ireland and the Irish neighbourhoods of major British cities...
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Career
He was commissioned in the Irish GuardsIrish Guards
The Irish Guards , part of the Guards Division, is a Foot Guards regiment of the British Army.Along with the Royal Irish Regiment, it is one of the two Irish regiments remaining in the British Army. The Irish Guards recruit in Northern Ireland and the Irish neighbourhoods of major British cities...
in 1957, retiring in the rank
Military rank
Military rank is a system of hierarchical relationships in armed forces or civil institutions organized along military lines. Usually, uniforms denote the bearer's rank by particular insignia affixed to the uniforms...
of captain
Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)
Captain is a junior officer rank of the British Army and Royal Marines. It ranks above Lieutenant and below Major and has a NATO ranking code of OF-2. The rank is equivalent to a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy and to a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force...
in 1964. Two years later he succeeded his father in the viscountcy, which had been created in 1550.
After retiring from the Irish Guards
Irish Guards
The Irish Guards , part of the Guards Division, is a Foot Guards regiment of the British Army.Along with the Royal Irish Regiment, it is one of the two Irish regiments remaining in the British Army. The Irish Guards recruit in Northern Ireland and the Irish neighbourhoods of major British cities...
, he was president of Yorkshire Cricket Club between 1984 and 1990. He moved to the 2000 acres (8.1 km²) estate in South Stainley
South Stainley
South Stainley is a small village in the Harrogate District, in the county of North Yorkshire. Nearby settlements include the city of Ripon, the town of Harrogate and the village of Markington. South Stainley is on the A61 road. South Stainley has a pub and a place of worship.- References :*...
, near Ripon
Ripon
Ripon is a cathedral city, market town and successor parish in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, located at the confluence of two streams of the River Ure in the form of the Laver and Skell. The city is noted for its main feature the Ripon Cathedral which is architecturally...
, after selling his family home, Nidd Hall, in the mid-1960s.
He was understood to be the likely heir to the ancient Earldom of Ormonde (created 1328) as well as the 16th century Earldom of Ossory and the title of Chief Butler of Ireland (dormant since the death of the last Marquess of Ormonde
James Butler, 7th Marquess of Ormonde
James 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. ...
), but had not proved his claim.
Marriages and children
- He married, firstly, Gillian Margaret Buckley, daughter of Cyril Francis Stewart Buckley and Audrey Burmester, on 20 May 1960 and was divorced in 1970. The couple had two sons and one daughter:
- Hon. Piers James Richard Butler (born 15 April 1961), married, firstly, Laura Brown Gary Williams (daughter of Albert Dickins Williams, Jr., of Lake ForestLake Forest, IllinoisLake Forest is an affluent city located in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The city is south of Waukegan along the shore of Lake Michigan, and is a part of the Chicago metropolitan area and the North Shore. Lake Forest was founded around Lake Forest College and was laid out as a town in...
, Ill.IllinoisIllinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
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), in 1995 and divorced in 2000. He married, secondly, Fenella M. Fawcus (daughter of Mr and Mrs David Fawcus) on 30 December 2006. - Hon. Edmund Henry Richard Butler (born 1 September 1962), married Adella I. Lloyd (only daughter of M. Lloyd, of New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, U.S.A.), in 1988 and was divorced in 1989. - Hon. Henrietta Elizabeth Alexandra Butler (born 1964), married in 1991, Robert Cluer, only son of Henry Cluer.
- He married, secondly, Jennifer Susan Wills, a member of the Wills tobacco family, daughter of Capt D.M. Wills on 29 April 1970. He and Jennifer were divorced in 1983.
- He married, thirdly, Angela Ruth Porter, eldest daughter of MajorMajorMajor is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...
Thomas Porter, on 25 May 1983.