Somerset Hamilton Butler, 1st Earl of Carrick, PC (6 September 1718 – 15 April 1774), known as the Viscount Ikerrin from 1721 to 1744, was the son of Thomas Butler, 6th Viscount Ikerrin and Margaret Hamilton, daughter and co-heiress of James Hamilton of Bangor, County Down and Sophie Mordaunt. He succeeded his brother James Butler as the 8th Viscount Ikerrin on 20 October 1721. Subsequently, he was invested as a Privy Council of Ireland on 14 April 1746. He was awarded an LL.D. honorary degree by Dublin University on 23 February 1747. He was created Earl of Carrick (second creation) on 10 June 1748.[1] The name "Carrick" refers to the town of Carrick-on-Suir in County Tipperary. It was also the title of his remote ancestor, Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick (of the first creation).
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^William Courthope, ed. (1838). Debrett's complete peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (22nd ed.). p. 652. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
Cokayne, George E. Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom. London: G. Bell & sons, 1887. googlebooks.com Accessed November 9, 2007
Lodge, Edmund. The Genealogy of the Existing British Peerage. London: Saunders and Otley, 1832. googlebooks.com Accessed November 11, 2007
somerset, butler, earl, carrick, somerset, hamilton, butler, earl, carrick, september, 1718, april, 1774, known, viscount, ikerrin, from, 1721, 1744, thomas, butler, viscount, ikerrin, margaret, hamilton, daughter, heiress, james, hamilton, bangor, county, dow. Somerset Hamilton Butler 1st Earl of Carrick PC 6 September 1718 15 April 1774 known as the Viscount Ikerrin from 1721 to 1744 was the son of Thomas Butler 6th Viscount Ikerrin and Margaret Hamilton daughter and co heiress of James Hamilton of Bangor County Down and Sophie Mordaunt He succeeded his brother James Butler as the 8th Viscount Ikerrin on 20 October 1721 Subsequently he was invested as a Privy Council of Ireland on 14 April 1746 He was awarded an LL D honorary degree by Dublin University on 23 February 1747 He was created Earl of Carrick second creation on 10 June 1748 1 The name Carrick refers to the town of Carrick on Suir in County Tipperary It was also the title of his remote ancestor Edmund Butler Earl of Carrick of the first creation Marriage and Children editThis section s factual accuracy is disputed Relevant discussion may be found on Talk Somerset Butler 1st Earl of Carrick Please help to ensure that disputed statements are reliably sourced December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message On 18 May 1745 he married Lady Juliana Boyle daughter of Henry Boyle 1st Earl of Shannon and Lady Henrietta Boyle They had five children Henry Butler 2nd Earl of Carrick 19 May 1746 20 July 1813 married Sarah Taylor Hon James Butler 5 August 1747 December 1747 2 Lady Margaret Butler 23 January 1748 April 1775 married Armar Lowry Corry 1st Earl Belmore Lady Henrietta Butler 15 August 1750 20 June 1785 married Edmund Butler 11th Viscount Mountgarret Hon Pierce Butler Cooper 15 August 1750 5 May 1826 married Catherine Roth daughter of Richard Roth Esq See also editButler dynastyReferences edit Digital copy of The Gentleman s magazine Volume 82 Part 2 website Google books William Courthope ed 1838 Debrett s complete peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 22nd ed p 652 Retrieved 11 December 2009 Cokayne George E Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the United Kingdom London G Bell amp sons 1887 googlebooks com Accessed November 9 2007 Lodge Edmund The Genealogy of the Existing British Peerage London Saunders and Otley 1832 googlebooks com Accessed November 11 2007Peerage of IrelandNew creation Earl of Carrick1748 1774 Succeeded byHenry ButlerPreceded byJames Butler Viscount Ikerrin1721 1774 nbsp This biography of an earl in the Peerage of Ireland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Somerset Butler 1st Earl of Carrick amp oldid 1184371379, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
