Viscount Avonmore
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Viscount Avonmore was a title in the Peerage of Ireland
created on 29 December 1800 for the former Attorney-General for Ireland
and Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer for Ireland, Barry Yelverton, 1st Baron Yelverton
. He had been created Baron Yelverton on 15 June 1795. Since the death of the 6th Viscount in 1910, both titles have been dormant.
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,...
created on 29 December 1800 for the former Attorney-General for Ireland
Attorney-General for Ireland
The Attorney-General for Ireland was an Irish and then United Kingdom government office. The holder was senior to the Solicitor-General for Ireland, and advised the Crown on Irish legal matters...
and Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer for Ireland, Barry Yelverton, 1st Baron Yelverton
Barry Yelverton, 1st Viscount Avonmore
Barry Yelverton, 1st Viscount Avonmore, PC KC was an Irish judge and politician.-Life:He was the eldest son of Francis Yelverton of Blackwater, County Cork. Educated at Trinity College Dublin, he was for some years an assistant master under Andrew Buck in the Hibernian Academy...
. He had been created Baron Yelverton on 15 June 1795. Since the death of the 6th Viscount in 1910, both titles have been dormant.
Barons Yelverton (1795)
- Barry Yelverton, 1st Baron YelvertonBarry Yelverton, 1st Viscount AvonmoreBarry Yelverton, 1st Viscount Avonmore, PC KC was an Irish judge and politician.-Life:He was the eldest son of Francis Yelverton of Blackwater, County Cork. Educated at Trinity College Dublin, he was for some years an assistant master under Andrew Buck in the Hibernian Academy...
(1736–1805) (created Viscount Avonmore in 1800)
Viscounts Avonmore (1800)
- Barry Yelverton, 1st Viscount AvonmoreBarry Yelverton, 1st Viscount AvonmoreBarry Yelverton, 1st Viscount Avonmore, PC KC was an Irish judge and politician.-Life:He was the eldest son of Francis Yelverton of Blackwater, County Cork. Educated at Trinity College Dublin, he was for some years an assistant master under Andrew Buck in the Hibernian Academy...
(1736–1805) - William Charles Yelverton, 2nd Viscount AvonmoreWilliam Yelverton, 2nd Viscount AvonmoreWilliam Charles Yelverton, 2nd Viscount Avonmore was an Irish nobleman. He was the son of Barry Yelverton, 1st Viscount Avonmore and Mary Nugent. He married Mary Reade, daughter of John Reade, on 1 September 1787. He held the office of Principal Registrar of the High Court of Chancery...
(1762–1814) - Barry John Yelverton, 3rd Viscount AvonmoreBarry Yelverton, 3rd Viscount AvonmoreBarry John Yelverton, 3rd Viscount Avonmore was an Irish nobleman.He was the son of William Charles Yelverton, 2nd Viscount Avonmore and Mary Reade, eldest daughter of John Reade. In 1814, he succeeded his father as viscount.He married, firstly, Jane Boothe, daughter of Thomas Boothe, in 1811 and...
(1790–1870) - William Charles Yelverton, 4th Viscount AvonmoreWilliam Yelverton, 4th Viscount AvonmoreMajor William Charles Yelverton, 4th Viscount Avonmore was an Irish nobleman and soldier. He was the son of Barry John Yelverton, 3rd Viscount Avonmore and Cecilia O'Keeffe. Major William Charles Yelverton gained the rank of Major in the service of the Royal Artillery...
(1824–1883) - Barry Nugent Yelverton, 5th Viscount AvonmoreBarry Yelverton, 5th Viscount AvonmoreCaptain Barry Nugent Yelverton, 5th Viscount Avonmore was an Irish nobleman and officer in the 37th Foot . He was the son of Major William Charles Yelverton, 4th Viscount Avonmore and Emily Marianne Ashworth...
(1859–1885) - Algernon William Yelverton, 6th Viscount AvonmoreAlgernon Yelverton, 6th Viscount AvonmoreAlgernon William Yelverton, 6th Viscount Avonmore , an Irish nobleman, was the son of Major William Charles Yelverton, 4th Viscount Avonmore and Emily Marianne Ashworth. He married Mabel Sarah Evans, daughter of George Evans and Jane Fitzgerald, on 17 December 1890 in St...
(1866–1910) (dormant)