Hubert de Burgh-Canning, 2nd Marquess of Clanricarde
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Hubert George de Burgh-Canning, 2nd Marquess of Clanricarde (30 November 1832 – 12 April 1916) was an Anglo-Irish nobleman. He was the son of Ulick de Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde and his wife Harriet, daughter of British Prime Minister George Canning. He was unmourned in Ireland, where he had a reputation as one of the worst and repressive absentee landlords in the country. His estate in Portumna, co. Galway comprising 52,000 acres (21,000 hectare), yielded 25,000 sterling yearly in rents paid by 1,900 tenants, and was a main target during the 1887 Plan of Campaign fought for fair rents by the Irish Parliamentary Party.
On his death all his peerages became extinct, save the second creation of the earldom of Clanricarde, which passed by special remainder to the 6th Marquess of Sligo.
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Ulick de Burgh-Canning |
MP for County Galway 1867–1871 |
Succeeded by Mitchell Henry |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by Ulick de Burgh |
Marquess of Clanricarde 1874–1916 |
Succeeded by Extinct |
| Earl of Clanricarde (1800 creation) 1874–1916 |
Succeeded by George Browne |
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