Sir Pierce Butler, 4th Baronet explained

Sir Pierce Butler, 4th Baronet of Cloughgrenan (a townland near Carlow), PC (Ire) (1670  - 17 April 1732)[1] was an Irish politician and baronet.

He was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Butler, 3rd Baronet and his wife Jane Boyle, daughter of the Right Reverend Richard Boyle, Bishop of Leighlin and Ferns.[2] In 1691, Butler was educated at Trinity College Dublin[3] and Lincoln's Inn.[2] In 1704, he succeeded his father as baronet.[1] Butler represented County Carlow in the Irish House of Commons from 1703 to 1715.[4] In 1712, he was invested to the Privy Council of Ireland.[5]

Marriage

In December 1697, he married Anne Galliard, daughter of Joshua Galliard.[6] Butler died without male issue and thus the baronetcy went to his nephew Richard.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leigh Rayment - Baronetage . https://web.archive.org/web/20080501224814/http://www.leighrayment.com/baronetage/baronetsB6.htm . 1 May 2008 . usurped . 28 March 2009 .
  2. Web site: ThePeerage - Sir Pierce Butler, 4th Bt . 20 March 2009 .
  3. "Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860)" George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir p122: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
  4. Web site: Leigh Rayment - Irish House of Commons 1692-1800 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080607022535/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/irelandcommons.htm . 7 June 2008 . usurped . 28 March 2009 .
  5. Web site: Leigh Rayment - Privy Council of Ireland . https://web.archive.org/web/20080607022603/http://leighrayment.com/pcouncil/pcouncilI.htm . 7 June 2008 . usurped . 28 March 2009 .
  6. Book: Burke, John . A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire . Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley . London . I . 4th . 1832 . 189 .

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