Viscount Templetown
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Viscount Templetown was a title in the Peerage of Ireland
. It was created created on 13 February 1806 for John Upton, 2nd Baron Templetown. He was the son of Clotworthy Upton, who served as Clerk Comptroller to Augusta, Dowager Princess of Wales
. On 3 August 1776 he had been raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Templetown, of Templetown in the County of Antrim. The first Viscount was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Viscount. He never married and on his death the titles passed to his younger brother, the third Viscount. He was a General in the Army and also sat as Conservative
Member of Parliament
for County Antrim from 1859 to 1863. Between 1866 and 1890 Lord Templetown sat in the House of Lords
as an Irish Representative Peer
. He was succeeded by his nephew, the fourth Viscount. He was the son of the Hon. Edward John Upton, fourth son of the first Viscount. Lord Templetown was an Irish Representative Peer from 1894 to 1939. His eldest son was killed in the First World War and he was succeeded by his second and only surviving son, the fifth Viscount. He was for many years a member of the county council of the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright
. He had one daughter but no sons and on his death in 1981 the titles became extinct.
The ancestral seat of the Upton family was Castle Upton
, County Antrim
.
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 created on 13 February 1806 for John Upton, 2nd Baron Templetown. He was the son of Clotworthy Upton, who served as Clerk Comptroller to Augusta, Dowager Princess of Wales
Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha
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. On 3 August 1776 he had been raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Templetown, of Templetown in the County of Antrim. The first Viscount was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Viscount. He never married and on his death the titles passed to his younger brother, the third Viscount. He was a General in the Army and also sat as Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for County Antrim from 1859 to 1863. Between 1866 and 1890 Lord Templetown sat in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
as an Irish Representative Peer
Representative peer
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. He was succeeded by his nephew, the fourth Viscount. He was the son of the Hon. Edward John Upton, fourth son of the first Viscount. Lord Templetown was an Irish Representative Peer from 1894 to 1939. His eldest son was killed in the First World War and he was succeeded by his second and only surviving son, the fifth Viscount. He was for many years a member of the county council of the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright
Kirkcudbrightshire
The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright or Kirkcudbrightshire was a county of south-western Scotland. It was also known as East Galloway, forming the larger Galloway region with Wigtownshire....
. He had one daughter but no sons and on his death in 1981 the titles became extinct.
The ancestral seat of the Upton family was Castle Upton
Castle Upton
Castle Upton is a castle situated in the village of Templepatrick, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. One side of the main street in the village of Templepatrick consists of the demesne wall of Castle Upton. A fortified gateway in the wall at the centre of the village leads up to the castle...
, County Antrim
County Antrim
County Antrim is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of 2,844 km², with a population of approximately 616,000...
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Barons Templetown (1776)
- Clotworthy Upton, 1st Baron Templetown (1721–1785)
- John Henry Upton, 2nd Baron Templetown (1771–1846) (created Viscount Templetown in 1806)
Viscounts Templetown (1806)
- John Henry Upton, 1st Viscount Templetown (1771–1846)
- Henry Montagu Upton, 2nd Viscount Templetown (1799–1863)
- George Frederick Upton, 3rd Viscount Templetown (1802–1890)
- Henry Edward Montagu Dorington Clotworthy Upton, 4th Viscount Templetown (1853–1939)
- Henry Augustus George Mountjoy Heneage Upton, 5th Viscount Templetown (1894–1981)