Earl of Listowel
Earl of Listowel (pronounced "Lish-toe-ell") is a title in the Peerage of Ireland.[1] It was created in 1822 for William Hare, 1st Viscount Ennismore and Listowel, who had earlier represented Cork City and Athy in the Irish House of Commons.
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| Creation date | 5 February 1822 |
|---|---|
| Monarch | George IV |
| Peerage | Peerage of Ireland |
| First holder | William Hare, 1st Viscount Ennismore and Listowel |
| Present holder | Francis Hare, 6th Earl of Listowel |
| Heir presumptive | Hon. Timothy Hare |
| Subsidiary titles | Viscount Ennismore and Listowel Baron Ennismore Baron Hare (United Kingdom) |
| Status | Extant |
| Former seat(s) | Convamore House |
| Motto | ODI PROFANUM (I hate whatever is profane) |
He had already been created Baron Ennismore, of Ennismore in the County of Kerry, in 1800,[2] and Viscount Ennismore and Listowel, in 1816,[3] also in the Peerage of Ireland. His grandson, the second Earl, represented Kerry and St Albans in the British House of Commons. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the third Earl. In 1869 he was created Baron Hare, of Convamore in the County of Cork, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, which gave him an automatic seat in the House of Lords.[4] Lord Listowel later held minor office in the second administration of William Ewart Gladstone. His grandson, the fifth Earl, was a Labour politician and notably served as the last Secretary of State for India and Burma.
As of 2017 the titles are held by the latter's eldest son, the sixth Earl, who succeeded in 1997. Lord Listowel is one of the ninety elected hereditary peers that remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999, and sits as a cross-bencher.
Another member of the family was the Conservative politician John Hare. He was the third son of the fourth Earl.
Listowel is a town in County Kerry, Ireland. The family seat was Convamore House, near Ballyhooly, County Cork.
Earls of Listowel (1822)
- William Hare, 1st Earl of Listowel (1751–1837)
- William Hare, 2nd Earl of Listowel (1801–1856)
- William Hare, 3rd Earl of Listowel (1833–1924)
- Richard Granville Hare, 4th Earl of Listowel (1866–1931)
- William Francis Hare, 5th Earl of Listowel (1906–1997)
- Francis Michael Hare, 6th Earl of Listowel (b. 1964)
The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother the Hon. Timothy Patrick Hare (b. 1966).
The next in line is the present holder's cousin Caspar John Hare, 3rd Viscount Blakenham (born 1972), a philosophy professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has a son, the Hon. Inigo Hare.
Line of Succession
- Colonel Richard Hare, Viscount Ennismore (1773–1827)
- (1) Hon. Timothy Patrick Hare (b. 1966)
- (2)
- (3) Hon. Inigo Hare
- (2)
- Major Hon. Alan Victor Hare (1919–1995)
- (4) Alan Simon Mercury Hare (b. 1948)
- Hon. Hugh Henry Hare (1839–1927)
- Captain Percy Richard Hare (1870–1937)
- Hugh Percy Hare (1906-1989)
- Captain Percy Richard Hare (1870–1937)
- Hon. Robert Hare (1808–1865)
- Robert Dillon Hare (1842–1936)
- Brig-Gen Robert William Hare (1872–1953)
- Lt-Col Robert Gerald Dillon Hare (1910–1997)
- (5) Anthony Gerald Hare (b. 1956)
- Lt-Col Robert Gerald Dillon Hare (1910–1997)
- Brig-Gen Robert William Hare (1872–1953)
- Robert Dillon Hare (1842–1936)
- Colonel Richard Hare, Viscount Ennismore (1773–1827)
See also
References
- "No. 17781". The London Gazette. 12 January 1822. p. 60.
- "No. 15281". The London Gazette. 5 August 1800. p. 889.
- "No. 17104". The London Gazette. 30 January 1816. p. 173.
- "No. 23559". The London Gazette. 26 November 1869. p. 645.
- http://www.thepeerage.com/p3823.htm
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
- David Beamish's Peerage Page
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