Sir Thomas Butler, 6th Baronet [SEP] noble title
Sir Thomas Butler, 6th Baronet
Sir Thomas Butler, 6th Baronet (1735 – 7 October 1772) was an Irish politician and baronet.
He was the eldest son of Sir Richard Butler, 5th Baronet and his wife Henrietta Percy, daughter of Henry Percy. Butler sat for Carlow County in the Irish House of Commons from 1761 to 1768, the same constituency several members of his family had represented before. In 1771, Butler stood as Member of Parliament (MP) for Portarlington and also succeeded his father as baronet
Sir Robert Colville, but had no further issue. His widow died in 1724.
The 5th Viscount died young in 1712, and the title reverted to his uncle Thomas Butler, 6th Viscount Ikerrin. The next generation of Butlers gained the title Earl of Carrick, which they still hold.
References.
- Brewer, James Norris "History of Leinster" Taylor and Co. London 1829
- "Biographical Peerage of Ireland" London 1817
- "Burke's Peerage" 3rd Edition London 1830
- Childs,