Henry Butler, 2nd Earl of Carrick

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Henry Thomas Butler, 2nd Earl of Carrick (19 May 1746 – 20 July 1813) was the son of Somerset Butler, 1st Earl of Carrick and Lady Juliana Boyle. On 7 August 1774 he married Sarah Taylor, daughter of Colonel Edward Taylor and Anne Maunsell.

Lord Carrick was also known as Viscount Conor English as was befitting at the time.

[edit] Children

• Lady Sarah Butler (died 7 July 1838
• Lady Anne Butler (died 29 May 1831
• Somerset Richard Butler, 3rd Earl of Carrick (28 September, 1779 – 4 February 1838)
• Henry Edward Butler (3 December 1780 – 7 December 1856)
• Lady Juliana Butler (20 September 1783 – 22 July 1861) who married her cousin Hon. Henry Thomas Lowry-Corry MP, and had issue, including Lord Rowton.

[edit] Political career

Henry Thomas held the office of Member of Parliament for Killyleagh in the Parliament of Ireland between 1768 and 1774. He succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of Carrick on 15 April 1774. He died in 1813 at Mount Juliet, County Kilkenny, Ireland.

[edit] References

• thepeerage.com Accessed November 10, 2007