Richard Butler, 2nd Earl of Glengall

The Rt Hon. Richard Butler, 2nd Earl of Glengall (17 May 1794 – 22 June 1858), styled Viscount Cahir between 1816 and 1819, was an Irish Tory politician and peer.

The 2nd Earl of Glengall in 1854 by Richard James Lane

He was the son of The 1st Earl of Glengall and Emily Jefferys.[1] On 17 July 1818 he was elected as the Member of Parliament for Tipperary. Seven months later he succeeded to his father's title and resigned his seat.[2] On 1 September 1829 he was elected as an Irish representative peer, in succession to The 1st Earl of Blessington, and took his seat in the House of Lords on the Tory benches in February 1830. [3]

On 20 February 1834, Lord Glengall married Margaret Lauretta Mellish, the daughter of William Mellish, and together they had two daughters. Having no male issue, his titles (including the Cahir Barony of 1583) became extinct upon his death in 1858.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Montague James Mathew
Francis Aldborough Prittie
Member of Parliament for Tipperary
1818 1819
With: Montague James Mathew
Succeeded by
Montague James Mathew
William Bagwell
Political offices
Preceded by
The Earl of Blessington
Irish Representative Peer for Ireland
1829–1858
Succeeded by
The Earl of Bandon
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by
Richard Butler
Earl of Glengall
1788–1858
Succeeded by
Extinct
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