William Hare, 1st Earl of Listowel
- William Hare, 1st Earl of Listowel
William Hare, 1st Earl of Listowel (September 1751 – 13 July 1837), known as Lord Ennismore from 1800 to 1816 and as the Viscount Ennismore and Listowel from 1816 to 1822, was an Irish peer and Member of Parliament.
Listowel was the son of Richard Hare. He was elected to the Irish House of Commons for Cork City in 1796, a seat he held until 1797, and then represented Athy between 1798 and 1800. The latter year he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Ennismore, in the County of Kerry. In 1816 he was created Viscount Ennismore and Listowel and in 1822 he was even further honoured when he was made Earl of Listowel.
Lord Listowel married, firstly, Mary, only daughter of Henry Wrixon, in 1772. After her death in 1810 he married, secondly, Anne, daughter of John Latham, in 1812. He died in July 1837, aged 85, and was succeeded in his titles by his grandson William, his eldest son Richard Hare, Viscount Ennismore, having predeceased him. Lady Listowel died in 1959.
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). "Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage" (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
* [http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/ Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page]
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