John Butler, 2nd Marquess of Ormonde

For other people named John Butler, see John Butler (disambiguation).

The Most Honourable
The Marquess of Ormonde
KP MP
MonarchQueen Victoria
Lord-in-Waiting
In office
1841–1852
Lord-in-Waiting
In office
1853–1854
Personal details
Born(1808-08-24)24 August 1808
Died(1854-09-25)25 September 1854
NationalityBritish
SpouseFrances Jane Paget

John Butler, 2nd Marquess of Ormonde, KP (24 August 1808 – 25 September 1854) was an Irish politician and peer.

An autumn in Sicily (1850)

Family

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He was the son of James Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormonde and Grace Louisa Staples. He married Frances Jane Paget, daughter of General Hon. Sir Edward Paget, GCB and Lady Harriet Legge, on 19 September 1843.[1]

He held the office of a Lord-in-waiting between 1841 and 1852 and between 1853 and 1854 He was invested as a Knight, Order of St Patrick (K.P.) in 1845. He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for County Kilkenny in 1830, and held the seat until 1832.[2]

He was the author of An Autumn in Sicily, Dublin: Hodges and Smith, 1850.[3]

Possible elevation to Dukedom

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Lord Ormonde's son, James Butler, 3rd Marquess of Ormonde is recorded as having written to the then Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Benjamin Disraeli, regarding the restoration of the Dukedom of Ormonde in October 1868. The third Marquess claimed that his grandfather, James Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormonde (then 19th Earl of Ormond) had been advised by Lord Liverpool to apply for the restoration of the Dukedom, and that Lord Liverpool had advised him that in order to achieve this, he would first need to apply to be elevated from the rank of Earl to Marquess. An application was duly made, and James, 19th Earl of Ormond was granted the title Marquess of Ormonde. The 3rd Marquess believed that Lord Liverpool's loss of the Office of Prime Minister in 1827 frustrated this plan, and the 1st Marquess took no further action towards applying for the restoration of the Dukedom. The 3rd Marquess also alleged in his letter to Prime Minister Disraeli that his father, the second Marquess, had resolved not to pursue the restoration of the Dukedom of Ormonde unless another peer was also elevated to a Dukedom during his lifetime.[4]

Marriage and children

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The Marquess and Marchioness had four sons and two daughters:

He was succeeded by his eldest son. His grave can be found in St Canice's Cathedral in Kilkenny.[5]

Works

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  • Butler, John (1850). Autumn in Sicily. Dublin: Hodges and Smith.

References

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  1. ^ "Lords of the Castle". Archived from the original on 20 July 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  2. ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. (2003). Burke's Peerage, . Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.: Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "An Autumn in Sicily". Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  4. ^ Disraeli, B., Gunn, J. A. W., Wiebe, M. G. (1982). Benjamin Disraeli Letters. United Kingdom: University of Toronto Press, p. 388
  5. ^ "Historic graves". Retrieved 12 February 2016.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for County Kilkenny
1830 – 1832
With: Viscount Duncannon 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Lord-in-waiting
1853–1854 		Succeeded by
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Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by Marquess of Ormonde
1838–1854 		Succeeded by


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