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1730, married Sophia, daughter and heir of Bvettridge 
Badliam, efq. of Rockfield, in the county of Cork, wi¬ 
dow of Richard Thornhill, efq. by which lad-y, who 
died Auguft 2, 1768, he had ilfue, Sophia, born in 17335 
Lucy, married to William Weldon, efq. and Catharine, 
married to Hr Charles Buxton, bart. His lordfhip died 
November 23, 1767, without ilfue male, and was fuc- 
ceeded by his brother, Otway, the third lord, created 
vifcount and earl of Defart; and married, Auguft 18, 
1783, Anne, daughter of John, fecond earl of Altamont, 
and filter of the marquis of Sligo ; and had ilfue, John- 
Otway, vifcount CalHecuft'e; Elizabeth; and Louifa- 
Dorothea. The earl, dying Auguft 9, 1804, was fuc- 
ceeded by his only fon, John-Otway, the prefent and 
fecond earl.—The prefumptive heir is the honourable 
and reverend Hamilton Cuffe, uncle of the prefent earl, 
to the barony of Defart only. 
Creations. —Baron, November 10, 1.733; Vifcount, 
December 12, 1780; Earl, December 20, 1793. 
Residence. —Caftleculfe, in the kingdom of Ireland. 
Motto . — Firtus requid nefriaJordida. —“ Virtue dif- 
dains a mean repofe.” 
HOWARD (ROBERT), Earl of WICKLOW, 
Vifcount Wicklow, Baron Clonmore, of Clonmore Caf- 
tle; born Auguft 7, 1757 ; fucceeded his father, the late 
vifcount, June 26, 1786 ; and his mother, Alicef coun- 
tefs of Wicklow, March 7, 1807. 
Ralph, eldeft fon of Robert billiop of Elphin, created 
Baron Clonmore, and vifcount Wicklow, married, Au¬ 
guft 11, 1753, Alice, foie heir of William Forward, efq. 
of Caftle Forward, in the county of Donnegal; by which 
lady, who was, December 20, 1793, created in her own 
right countefs of Wick)ow, he had ilfue, Robert, the 
prefent earl; William, who alfumed the name and arms 
of Forward, in 1787, purfuant to the will of his grand¬ 
father, and married Eleanor, daughter of the honourable 
Francis Caulfield, brother of William earl of Charle- 
mont; and had ilfue a daughter, born November 2,1791; 
Hugh, married to Mifs Bligh, coufintothe earl of Darn- 
ley ; Boleyne; Henry; Stewarta ; Ifabella; Catharine; 
and Mary, married to the Rev. Thomas Hore, third fon 
of Walter Hore, efq. of Harpefton, by lady Anne Stop- 
ford, filter of the earl of .Courtown, and died July 23, 
1793. His lordfhip, dying June 26, 1786, was fucceeded 
by his eldeft fon, Robert, the fecond vifcount; and 
Alice, countefs of Wicklow, deceafing March 7, 1807, 
was fucceeded by her fon, Robert, the prefent earl.— 
The prefumptive heir is William-Forward Stewart, bro¬ 
ther to the earl. 
Creations. —Baron, July 21, 1776; vifcount, June 
12, 1785; Earl, December 20, 1793. 
Residences. —Caftle Forward, in Donnegal; and 
Clonmore Caftle, in the county of Carlough.—Town- 
houfe, in Upper Baker-ftreet. 
Motto.— Cerium feteJinem. —“Aim at a good end.” 
SCOTT (THOMAS), Earl of CLONMEL, Vif¬ 
count Clonmel, and Baron Earlsfort; born Auguft 13, 
1783 ; fucceeded his father, the late earl, May 23, 1798 ; 
married, February 9, 1805, Henrietta Greville, fecond 
daughter of George earl of Warwick, and has ilfue a 
daughter, born December 3, 1806. 
Thomas Scott, efq. anceltor of his lordlhip, who fell 
in battle fighting for William III. married Margaret, 
daughter and heir of Henry Ormlby, of Tubbervaddy, 
in the county of Rofcommon; by which lady lie had 
ifiue one fon, Michael, who married Mifs Purcfl; and 
had iftue, Thomas, of Moiiobber, deceafed ; and John, 
his heir, born June 8, 1739 ; appointed folicitor-general 
o-f Ireland, December 13, 1774; attorney-general, No¬ 
vember 3, 1775 ; prime ferjeant at law, December 1783 ; 
lord chief-juftice of the King’s Bench, in 1784; advanced 
to the dignity of baron Earlsfort, vifcount, and earl of 
Clonmel. His lordlhip married, firft, in 1768, Catharine- 
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Anne-Maria, daughter of Thomas Mathew, efq. and 
filler of Francis earl of Llandaff, and had ifirie by her, 
who died in 1771, an only fon, which died an infant. 
The earl married, fecondly, June 23, 1779. Margaret, 
daughter and heir of Patrick Lawlefs, efq. of Dublin, 
by Mary, filler of the firft lord Cloncurry, and had ilfue, 
Thomas lord Earlsfort; and Charlotte, born May m, 
1787. The earl, dying May 23, 1798-, was fucceeded 
by his only fon, Thomas, the prefent and fecond earl. 
Creations. —Baron, May 1784; Vifcount, Auguft 
18, 1789; and Earl, December 20, 1793. 
Residences/ —Lilfon-Earl Houfe, in the county of 
Tipperary. 
Motto.—F ear to tranfgrefs v 
F1TZGIBBON (JOHN), Earl of CLARE, Vif¬ 
count Fitzgibbon, Baron Fitzgibbon, of Lower Conello, 
in Ireland, and Baron Fitzgibbon, of Sidbury, in Devon- 
Ihire, in England ; born June 10, 1792; fucceeded his 
father, the late earl, January 28, 1802. 
John Fitzgibbon,.efq. hislordfftip’sgrandfather, born 
in 1708, married Mifs Grove, daughter of John Grove, 
efq. of Bally,himock, and died April 11, 1780, leaving 
ilfue, John, the firft earl; Arabella, married to St. John 
Jefferyes, efq. of Blarney Caftl?, and had ilfue, George, 
married to Emily, daughter of the right honourable Da¬ 
vid Latouche ; Mary-Anne, married to George-Frederic 
Nugent, eleventh earl of Wellmeath, which marriage 
was dilfolved by adt of parliamentand Ihe re-married, 
November 13,1796, the honourable Auguftus Caveridifii 
Bradlhaw, brother of Richard lord Waterpark; and 
Emily, married to Richard Butler, eleventh lord Caher. 
Elizabeth, married, June 12, 1763, the honourable Wil¬ 
liam Beresford, lord archbilhop of Tuam ; by which lady, 
who died Auguft 24, 1807, he has ilfue, Maria; married, 
July 10, 1802, to Henry lord Donally. John, the eldeft 
ion, born in 1749, was appointed attorney-general in 
1784, lord high chancellor in 1789, and created baron 
Fitzgibbon, vifcount, and earl.of Clare, by George III. 
He married, July 1, 1786, Mifs Whaley, daughter ot 
Richard-Chapel Whaley, efq. of Whaley Abbey, in the 
county of Wicklow; and had ilfue, John lord Fitzgib¬ 
bon; Richard-Hobart, born Odtober 2, 1793; andlfa- 
bella, born January 11, 1797. His lordlhip, dying Ja¬ 
nuary 28, 1802, was fucceeded by his eldeft fon, John, 
the prefent and fecond earl.—The prefumptive heir is 
Richard-Hobart, brother to the earl. 
Creations. —Baron, 1789; Vifcount, December 20, 
1793; Earl, June 10, 1793; an Englilh Baron, Septem¬ 
ber 1799. 
Residence. —Mount Shannon, near Limeric, in Ire¬ 
land. 
Motto.— Niladmirari .—“ Be aftoniflied at nothing.” 
CLEMENTS (NATHANIEL), E a ill of LEITRIM, 
Vifcount and Baron Leitrim, of Manor Hamilton, Go¬ 
vernor and Cuftos Rotulorum of the county of Leitrim; 
born May 9, 1768 ; fucceeded his father, the late earl, 
July 27, 1804; married MifsBermingham, daughter and 
co-heir of William Bermingham, of. Rofs Hill, in the 
county of Galway, and filler to the countefs of Clan- 
william ; and has ilfue, Robert lord Clements, heir ap¬ 
parent; William-Sydney ; Maria; Elizabeth; and Ca¬ 
roline. 
Robert, the firft earl of Leitrim, born November123, 
1732, married, May 31, 1763, Elizabeth, eldeft daugh¬ 
ter of Clotworthy Skeffington, earl of Malfereene ; by 
which lady he had ilfue, Nathaniel lord Clements, his 
heir; Robert; Anne-Elizabeth ; Louifa ; and Caroline, 
married, May 27, 1802, Jolin-Thomas Townlhend, lord 
vifcount Sydney, arid died Auguft 9, 1803. The earl, 
dying July 27, 1804, was fucceeded by his eldeft Ion, 
Nathaniel, the prefent and fecond earl. 
Creations. — Baron, September 20, 1783; Vifcount, 
December 20, 1793; Earl* October 6, 1795. 
Residence.—* 
