John Rawdon, 1st Earl of Moira

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John Rawdon, 1st Earl of Moira (March 17, 1720June 20, 1793) was an Irish peer, the son of Sir John Rawdon, 3rd Baronet.

He married, firstly, Helena Perceval, daughter of John Perceval, 1st Earl of Egmont, on 10 November 1741. They had two children:

  • Lady Helena Rawdon, married Stephen Moore, 1st Earl Mountcashell and had issue.
  • Lady Catherine Rawdon, married Joseph Henry.

He married, secondly, Anne Hill, daughter of Trevor Hill, 1st Viscount Hillsborough, on 23 December 1746.

He married, thirdly, Elizabeth Hastings, 16th Baroness Botreaux, on 26 February 1752. They had five children:

  • Lady Selina Frances Rawdon (d. 1827), married George Forbes, 6th Earl of Granard and had issue.
  • Lady Charlotte Adelaide Constantia Rawdon (d. 1834), married Hamilton Fitzgerald.
  • Lady Anne Elizabeth Rawdon (1753–1813), married Thomas Brudenell-Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury and had issue.
  • Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings (1754–1826)
  • Hon. John Theophilus Rawdon (1756–1808)

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Peerage of Ireland
New Title Earl of Moira
1762–1793
Succeeded by
Francis Rawdon-Hastings
Baron Rawdon
1750–1793
Baronetage of England
Preceded by
John Rawdon
Baronet
(of Moira)
1724–1793
Succeeded by
Francis Rawdon-Hastings