Roger Jones, 1st Viscount Ranelagh
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Roger Jones, 1st Viscount Ranelagh (before 1589[1]-1643) was a member of the Peerage of Ireland and lord president of Connaught. He was Chief Leader of the Army and Forces of Connaught during the early years of the Irish Confederate Wars. In addition to Viscount Ranelagh, he held the title Baron Jones of Navan.
Jones was the son of Archbishop of Dublin and Lord Chancellor of Ireland, Thomas Jones. He was knighted at Drogheda on March 24, 1607.[1] In 1609, he married Frances Moore, the daughter of Sir Garret Moore, eventual 1st Viscount Moore of Drogheda.[1][2] Jones was a member of the Parliament of Ireland for Trim, County Meath from 1613 to 1615. In 1620, he was named to the privy council of Ireland. He was the Chief Leader of the Army and Forces of Connaught and was Vice President of Connaught from 1626.[1]
On August 25, 1628, Jones was created Baron Jones of Navan and 1st Viscount Ranelagh by King Charles I.[1] He was made Lord President of Connaught on September 11, 1630 to serve alongside Henry Wilmot.[3]
[edit] Family
Several children of the 1st Viscount Ranelagh maintained the family's prominence[1]:
- Arthur Jones, 2nd Viscount Ranelagh, married Lady Catherine Boyle, who was the daughter of Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, and also the older sister of pioneering chemist Robert Boyle.
- Lady Margaret Jones married John Clotworthy, 1st Viscount Massereene.
- Mary Jones married Lieutenant Colonel John Chichester, son of Edward Chichester, 1st Viscount Chichester. Their son inherited the title Arthur Chichester, 2nd Earl of Donegall.
- Thomas Jones, whose descendants reclaimed the Ranelagh Viscountcy after a period of dormancy following the death of Richard Jones, 1st Earl of Ranelagh.
[edit] See also
- Sir James Dillon, who fought Ranelagh at Athlone.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f Sir Roger Jones, 1st Viscount Ranelagh at thePeerage.com by Darryl Lundy.
- ^ Ball, F Elrington (1926). "Volume I, Book III", The Judges in Ireland, 1221-1921, p. 317. ISBN 1584774282.
- ^ Dictionary of National Biography by Leslie Stephen, Volume LXII (link), p. 60.
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| Preceded by New Creation |
Viscount Ranelagh 1628-1643 |
Succeeded by Arthur Jones |
| Baron Jones of Navan 1628-1643 |
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