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Title in the peerage of Ireland
Earldom of Shannon
Parted per bend embattled Gules and Argent, a crescent for difference
Creation date 17 April 1756 Created by George II Peerage Peerage of Ireland First holder Henry Boyle Present holder Henry Boyle, 10th Earl of Shannon Heir presumptive Robert Francis Boyle Remainder to Heirs male of the first earl's body lawfully begotten Subsidiary titles Viscount Boyle of BandonBaron Carleton Former seat(s ) Shannon Park Castle Martyr Motto Vivit post funera virtus ("Virtue lives after death")Spectemur agendo ("Let us be judged by our actions")
Henry Boyle, 1st Earl of Shannon .
Earl of Shannon is a title in the Peerage of Ireland . It was created in 1756 for the prominent Irish politician Henry Boyle , who served as Speaker of the Irish House of Commons and as Chancellor of the Irish Exchequer . The earldom is named after Shannon Park in County Cork .[1]
The first Earl was made Viscount Boyle , of Bandon, and Baron Castle Martyr at the same time, also in the Peerage of Ireland. Lord Shannon was the second son of Henry Boyle, second son of Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery , third surviving son of Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork . He was succeeded by his son, the second Earl. He served as Master-General of the Ordnance for Ireland and as Vice-Treasurer for Ireland. In 1786 he was created Baron Carleton , of Carleton in the County of York, in the Peerage of Great Britain . This title gave him and the later Earls an automatic seat in the British House of Lords . The third Earl, son of the second, notably served as Lord Lieutenant of County Cork . On his death the titles passed to his son, the fourth Earl, who briefly represented County Cork in the House of Commons .[1]
As of 2019[update]
The Honourable Sir Algernon Boyle , sixth son of the fifth Earl, was an admiral in the Royal Navy .[1]
The family seat was Castle Martyr (or Castlemartyr) in Castlemartyr , County Cork ,[2] the FitzGeralds .[3]
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Henry Boyle, 1st Earl of Shannon (1682–1764)
Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon (1728–1807)
Henry Boyle, 3rd Earl of Shannon (1771–1842)
Richard Boyle, 4th Earl of Shannon (1809–1868)
Henry Bentinck Boyle, 5th Earl of Shannon (1833–1890)
Richard Henry Boyle, 6th Earl of Shannon (1860–1906)
Richard Bernard Boyle, 7th Earl of Shannon (1897–1917)
Robert Henry Boyle, 8th Earl of Shannon (1900–1963)
Richard Bentinck Boyle, 9th Earl of Shannon (1924–2013)[4]
(Richard) Henry John Boyle, 10th Earl of Shannon (born 1960), known as Harry Boyle[5]
Present peer
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(Richard) Henry John Boyle, 10th Earl of Shannon (born 19 January 1960), also known as Harry Boyle,[5] [6]
In 2003, he was living at Edington House, Bridgwater , Somerset . On 9 May 2013 he succeeded as Earl of Shannon, Viscount Boyle, Baron Castle Martyr, and Baron Carleton.[6]
As of 2023, Shannon is unmarried, and the heir presumptive is his second cousin once removed, Robert Francis Boyle (born 1930),[7]
Title succession chart
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Title succession chart
Title succession chart, Barons Castle Martyr, Viscounts Boyle, and Earls of Shannon.
Line of succession
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See also
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References
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^ Lewis, Samuel (1849). A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland . Retrieved 29 June 2017 .
^ "Masons bid farewell to a distinguished leader" . Croydon Advertiser . 31 May 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2017 .[permanent dead link
^ a b "Earl of Shannon Portraits at the City Assembly House" . Irish Georgian Society. 6 June 2014. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2017 .
^ a b Burke's Peerage
^ a b Susan Morris et al., "Shannon, Earl of" in Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage , 150th edition, vol. 1 (Debrett's Ltd., 2019), pp. 4338–4341 ISBN 978-1-999767-0-5-1 .
External links
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R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Earl_of_Shannon&oldid=1216781649 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● E a r l d o m s i n t h e P e e r a g e o f I r e l a n d ● B o y l e f a m i l y ● N o b l e t i t l e s c r e a t e d i n 1 7 5 6 ● E a r l s o f S h a n n o n H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● A l l a r t i c l e s w i t h d e a d e x t e r n a l l i n k s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h d e a d e x t e r n a l l i n k s f r o m D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 9 ● A r t i c l e s w i t h p e r m a n e n t l y d e a d e x t e r n a l l i n k s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n m a t c h e s W i k i d a t a ● U s e d m y d a t e s f r o m A p r i l 2 0 2 2 ● A r t i c l e s c o n t a i n i n g p o t e n t i a l l y d a t e d s t a t e m e n t s f r o m 2 0 1 9 ● A l l a r t i c l e s c o n t a i n i n g p o t e n t i a l l y d a t e d s t a t e m e n t s
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a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
