William Alington, 1st Baron Alington
# William Alington, 1st Baron Alington

William Alington, 1st Baron Alington of Killard (baptised 14 March 1610/1611 – buried 25 October 1648) was an Irish peer, the son of Sir Giles Alington. He was created 1st Baron Alington of Killard, on 28 July 1642.

## Biography

He married Elizabeth Tollemache, daughter of Sir Lionel Tollemache, 2nd Baronet and Elizabeth Stanhope, before 1 October 1631. They had at least 6 children:

* Elizabeth Alington (1632-1691), who married firstly Charles Seymour, 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge, and secondly Sir John Ernle, a Chancellor of the Exchequer; there were children from her first marriage
* Giles Alington, 2nd Baron Alington of Killard (1640s-1660), who died before coming of age
* William Alington, 3rd Baron Alington of Killard (bef. 1641–1685), who married, firstly, Lady Catherine Stanhope; secondly, Hon. Juliana Noel, by whom he had children; and thirdly, Lady Diana Russel, by whom he had children
* Hildebrand Alington, 5th Baron Alington of Killard (1641–1722/23), who died unmarried
* Catherine Alington, who married Sir John Jacob, 2nd Baronet, and had one child
* Diana Alington, who died unmarried.

After his death, his widow, Lady Alington, remarried Sir William Compton, who died in 1663. She died in 1671.

