Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 1st Earl of Donoughmore

Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 1st Earl of Donoughmore

Richard Hely Hely-Hutchinson, 1st Earl of Donoughmore of Knocklofty (29 January 175622 August 1825).

He was the son of Rt. Hon. John Hely-Hutchinson and Christiana Hely-Hutchinson, 1st Baroness Donoughmore. He succeeded to his mother's title in 1788. He was created Viscount Donoughmore, of Knocklofty, Co. Tipperary (Peerage of Ireland), on 20 November 1797, with a special remainder to his mother's male descendants and, in 1800, Earl of Donoughmore. He was one of the original 28 Irish Representative peers and an advocate of Roman Catholic emancipation. He was created, in 1821, Viscount Hutchinson (in the Peerage of the United Kingdom) and thus gained a hereditary seat in the House of Lords.

He sat as Member of Parliament for Dublin University.

He held the office of Governor of County Tipperary and of Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer Court of Exchequer [Ireland] . He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General.

References

* [http://www.thepeerage.com/p25008.htm#i250074 thepeerage.com]

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