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BELMORE III VISCOUNT BELMORE [!.],(=') and, finally, on 20 Nov. 1797, was fr.(b) EARL BELMORE [l.].{') Hem., istly, 3 Oct. 1772, Margaret, ist da. of Somerset Hamilton (Butler), ist Earl of Carrick [L], by Juliana, 1st da. of Henry (Boyle), ist Earl of Shannon [L]. She was k 23 Jan. 1748, and d. Apr. 1775. He ;;;., 2ndly, 2 Mar. 1780, at Dublin Castle, (with a fortune of ^^30,000) Harriet or Henrietta, ist da. and coh. of John (Hobart), 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire, at that time Lord Lieut. [L], by his 1st wife, Mary Anne, da. and coh. of Sir Thomas Drury, Bart. She, who was l>. in London, 7 Apr. and l>ap. at Blickling 4 May 1762, was divorced by act of Pari. ('^) Apr. 1793. Hew., 3rdly, 1 1 Mar. 1794 (spec, lie), at Bath, Mary Anne, ist da. of Sir James Caldwell, 4th Bart. [I. 1683], of Castle Caldwell, co. Fermanagh, by Elizabeth, da. of Josiah Hort, Archbishop of Tuam. He J. 2 Feb. 1802, at Bath, and was I?ur. at Caledon, Ireland, aged 6i.(*) Will pr. 1802.0 His widow, who was i. 17 Apr. 1755, d- 13 Dec. 1841, at Bath, aged 86, and was iur. at Caledon afsd. Admon. May 1842. II. 1802. 2. Somerset (Lowry-Corry), Earl Belmore, fife. [I.], 2nd, but only surv. s. and h. hy ist wife, ^.11 July, in Sackville Str., Dublin, and i'ap. at St. Thomas's there, 8 Aug. 1774. M.P. (Tory) for co. Tyrone 1797-1802. Rep. Peer [I.] 1819-41. Custos Rot. of CO. Tyrone 18 19-41. Capt. Gen. and Gov. in Chief of Jamaica, 1828-32. He m., 20 Oct. 1800 (spec, lie), at Mount Juliet, Juliana, 2nd da. of his maternal uncle, Henry Thomas (Butler), 2nd Earl of Carrick [I.], by Sarah, 2nd da. and coh. of Edward Taylor, of Askeyton, co. Limerick. He d. at Leamington Spa, 18, and was ^«r. 29 Apr. 1841, at Caledon, aged 66. His widow, who was l>. 20 Sep. 1783, d. at Green Park, Rostrevor, 22, and was l>ur. 27 July 1861, at Caledon. III. 1 841. 3. Armar (Lowry-Corry), Earl Belmore, &'c. [I.], s. and h., ^.23 Dec. 1801, at Granby Row, Dublin, ^ryW Viscount CoRRY (8) till 1 84 1. Matric. Oxford (Ch. Ch.) 8 Apr. 1820. M.P. (Tory) for co. Fermanagh 1823-31, and Sheriff of that co. 1832. He »/., (") As to his Viscountcy, the Lord Lieut. (Buckingham) writes that he is engaged to obtain " one Viscountcy, in favour of Lord Belmore, a penitent Baron, who ... is to purchase his promotion with one seat which he gives me." V.G. (*") For particulars of the creations and promotions in the Irish Peerage shortly before and at the time of the Union [I.], and remarks thereon, see vol. iii, Appendix H. V.G. (•=) See note sub Charles, Earl Cadogan [1800]. {^) She m. (as his ist wife) 14 (of the same month, i.e.) Apr. 1793, William (Kerr), 6th Marquess of Lothian [S.], and d. 14 July 1805, leaving issue by him. (^) His Irish estates are said, in 1799, to have been worth ;^i 2,000 p.a. For a list of the largest resident Irish landlords at that date, sEe vol. iv, Appendix C. (') He (as also his successor in title) honourably, if mistakenly, opposed the Union, though one result of that measure was to put ^^30,000 into his pocket as compensation for his two nomination boroughs, then disfranchised. V.G. («) For some remarks on the practice generally prevailing in the use of Courtesy titles, see vol. iv, Appendix E. V.G.