Sir Thomas Butler, 3rd Baronet
Sir Thomas Butler, 3rd Baronet of Cloughgrenan (a townland near Carlow), (died c. February 1704)[1] was an Irish baronet and politician.
He was the son of Sir Edmund Butler, 2nd Baronet and Juliana Hyde, daughter of Bernard Hyde.[2] By 1650, he succeeded his father as baronet.[1] In 1670 and again in 1691,[2] Butler was High Sheriff of Carlow. From 1692 until his death, he sat for Carlow County in the Irish House of Commons.[3]
Marriage and issue
Butler married firstly Jane Boyle, daughter of the Right Reverend Richard Boyle, Bishop of Leighlin and Ferns,[4] and secondly Jane Pottinger, daughter of Captain Edward Pottinger and widow of John Reynolds, in July 1700.[2] By his first wife, he had two sons.[2] Pierce, the oldest of them, was a Member of Parliament for the same constituency his father had represented and succeeded to the baronetcy.[4]
See also
References
- "Leigh Rayment - Baronetage". Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- "ThePeerage - Sir Thomas Butler, 3rd Bt". Retrieved 20 March 2009.
- "Leigh Rayment - Irish House of Commons 1692-1800". Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- Burke, John (1832). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. vol. I (4th ed.). London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley. p. 189.
| Parliament of Ireland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Unknown |
Member of Parliament for Carlow County 1692–1704 With: John Trench 1692–1695 John Allen 1695–1703 Pierce Butler 1703–1704 |
Succeeded by Thomas Burdett Sir Pierce Butler, 4th Bt |
| Baronetage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by Edmund Butler |
Baronet (of Cloughgrenan) c. 1650 – 1704 |
Succeeded by Pierce Butler |