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644 APPENDIX H Seven Barons promoted to Viscountcies Lord Knapton Southwell Mountflorence Orwell Baltinglass Clermont Dawson lo July i8 20 21 22 23 24 cr. Viscount de Vesci Southwell Enniskillen Orwell Aldborough Clermont Carlow Of these 7 Viscounts, the last 5 received further promotion as follows : — Viscount Enniskillen was cr. Earl of Enniskillen 18 Aug. 1789 Orwell „ „ „ „ Shipbrook 8 Feb. 1777 Aldborough „ „ „ „ Aldborough 9 „ 1777 Clermont „ „ „ „ Clermont 10 „ I777 Carlow „ „ „ „ Portarlington 21 June 1785 » Five Viscounts promoted to Earldoms Viscount Lisburne 1 8 July cr. Earl of Lisburne „ Ligonier 19 » It „ „ Ligonier „ Clanwilliam 20 „ j> „ „ Clanwilliam „ Clare 21 „ >> » „ Nugent „ Crosbie 22 „ j> „ „ Glandore 1783 In this year, during Fox's Ministry, within the space of two months, 8 commoners were raised to the peerage in Ireland, and one Irish peer received a new peerage with a special remainder, although the King refused to make any addition to the British peerage. The list is as follows: — Baron Sheffield 20 Sep. cr. Baron Sheffield of Roscommon with a spec. rem. Arthur Pomeroy 10 Oct. ■>■) » Harberton Robert Clements II » ■>■> )> Lei trim Francis Mathew 12 „ >> 35 LlandafF William Tonson 13 » j> 5) Riversdale Christiana Hutchinson 16 „ >j Baroness Donoughmore Sir John Delaval 17 » >> Baron Delaval John Pennington 21 „ 5> 5J Muncaster Richard Penrhyn 19 Nov n 55 Penrhyn