Viscount Harberton
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Viscount Harberton is a title in the Peerage of Ireland
. It was created in 1791 for Arthur Pomeroy, 1st Baron Harberton
, who had previously represented County Kildare
in the Irish House of Commons
. He had already been created Baron Harberton, of Carbery, in 1783, also in the Peerage of Ireland. the titles are held by his great-great-great-great-grandson, the eleventh Viscount, who succeeded his uncle in 2004.
The heir apparent
is the present holder's son the Hon. Patrick Christopher Pomeroy (b. 1995)
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,...
. It was created in 1791 for Arthur Pomeroy, 1st Baron Harberton
Arthur Pomeroy, 1st Viscount Harberton
Arthur Pomeroy, 1st Viscount Harberton was an Irish politician.He was Member of Parliament in the Irish House of Commons for County Kildare from 1761 until he was raised to the Irish House of Lords as Baron Harberton in the Peerage of Ireland on 10 October 1783. He was further created Viscount...
, who had previously represented County Kildare
Kildare County (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Kildare County was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1801.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Kildare County was represented with two members.-1689–1801:...
in the Irish House of Commons
Irish House of Commons
The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland, that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords...
. He had already been created Baron Harberton, of Carbery, in 1783, also in the Peerage of Ireland. the titles are held by his great-great-great-great-grandson, the eleventh Viscount, who succeeded his uncle in 2004.
Viscounts Harberton (1791)
- Arthur Pomeroy, 1st Viscount HarbertonArthur Pomeroy, 1st Viscount HarbertonArthur Pomeroy, 1st Viscount Harberton was an Irish politician.He was Member of Parliament in the Irish House of Commons for County Kildare from 1761 until he was raised to the Irish House of Lords as Baron Harberton in the Peerage of Ireland on 10 October 1783. He was further created Viscount...
(1723–1798) - Henry Pomeroy, 2nd Viscount HarbertonHenry Pomeroy, 2nd Viscount HarbertonHenry Pomeroy, 2nd Viscount Harberton was an Irish politician.He served in the Irish House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Strabane from 1776 until 1798, then in the Irish House of Lords after succeeding as second Viscount Harberton, in the Peerage of Ireland, on 9 April 1798.-References:*...
(1749–1829) - Arthur James Pomeroy, 3rd Viscount Harberton (1753–1832)
- John Pomeroy, 4th Viscount Harberton (1758–1833)
- John James Pomeroy, 5th Viscount Harberton (1790–1862)
- James Spencer Pomeroy, 6th Viscount Harberton (1836–1912)
- Ernest Arthur George Pomeroy, 7th Viscount Harberton (1867–1944), married Fairlie HarmarFairlie HarmarFairlie Harmar was an English painter. She was born in Weymouth, Dorset, and studied at the Slade School of Fine Art. Harmar was Viscountess Harberton, Wife of 7th Viscount Harberton....
- Ralphe Legge Pomeroy, 8th Viscount Harberton (1874–1956)
- Henry Ralph Martyn Pomeroy, 9th Viscount Harberton (1908–1980)
- Thomas de Vautort Pomeroy, 10th Viscount Harberton (1910–2004)
- Henry Robert Pomeroy, 11th Viscount Harberton (b. 1958)
The heir apparent
Heir apparent
An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....
is the present holder's son the Hon. Patrick Christopher Pomeroy (b. 1995)