Barony in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Baron Annaly
is a title that has been created three times, twice in the
Peerage of Ireland
and once in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom
.
Annaly
is named after the ancient term for the general locale, which in turn was named after the original ancient king. The third creation is currently extant.
History
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The first creation came in the
Peerage of Ireland
in 1766 when the lawyer and politician
John Gore
was made
Baron Annaly
, of Tenelick in the County of Longford. He had previously represented
Jamestown
and
County Longford
in the
Irish House of Commons
and served as
Solicitor-General for Ireland
from 1760 to 1764. Gore was the son of
George Gore
, younger son of
Sir Arthur Gore, 1st Baronet
, whose elder son Paul Gore was the grandfather of
Arthur Gore, 1st Earl of Arran
. George, like his son, was Attorney General and a High Court judge. Other members of the Gore family include the
Gore baronets of Magharabeg
, the
Barons Harlech
and the
Earls Temple of Stowe
(a title which has come into the family through marriage). On Lord Annaly's death in 1784 the title became extinct.
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The second creation came in the
Peerage of Ireland
in 1789 when
Henry Gore
was created
Baron Annaly
, of Tenelick, in the County of Longford.
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He was the younger brother of
John Gore, 1st Baron Annaly
of the 1766 creation. Gore had previously represented
County Longford
and
Lanesborough
in the
Irish House of Commons
. On his death in 1793 this title became extinct as well.
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The third creation came in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom
in 1863 when the
Liberal
politician
Henry White
was made
Baron Annaly
, of Annaly and Rathcline in the County of Longford. He had earlier represented
County Dublin
and
County Longford
in the
House of Commons
and also served as
Lord Lieutenant of County Longford
. White's father
Luke White
had previously represented
County Leitrim
in Parliament as a
Whig
. The first Baron's son, the second Baron, sat as a
Liberal
Member of Parliament
for
County Clare
,
County Longford
and
Kidderminster
and served as a
Junior Lord of the Treasury
from 1862 to 1866 in the
Liberal administrations
of
Lord Palmerston
and
Lord Russell
. He was also
Lord Lieutenant of County Longford
.
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As of 2017
[update]
, the title is held by his great-great-grandson, the sixth Baron, who succeeded his father in 1990. He served briefly as a government whip in 1994 in the
Conservative government
of
John Major
. However, Lord Annaly lost his seat in the
House of Lords
after the
House of Lords Act of 1999
removed the automatic right of hereditary peers to sit in the upper chamber of Parliament.
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The family seat was
Luttrellstown Castle
, near
Clonsilla
,
Dublin
in
Republic of Ireland
.
Barons Annaly, first creation (1766)
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Barons Annaly, second creation (1789)
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Barons Annaly, third creation (1863)
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The
heir apparent
is the present holder's only son Luke Henry White (born 1990).
Feudal lords and feudal barons of Annaly, Westmeath and later County Longford
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In 1552, Edward VI granted lands of Annalye to Baron Delvin including the Holy Island and lands of the O'Ferralls.
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In 1556?57, Philip and Mary made grants to Lord Baron Delvin of the northern Annaly region before the county became County Longford.
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King James I also granted to Lord Baron Delvin the Island and monastery of Inchemore, otherwise Inismore, in the Annalie.
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See also
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References
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