Walter Devereux
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Walter Devereux is a name shared by various members of the Devereux family. They include
- Walter Devereux (1411 - 1459). Lord Chancellor of Ireland from 1449 to about 1451.
- Walter Devereux, 7th Baron Ferrers of Chartley (c. 1431 - 1485). Son of the above. A Yorkist politician and military officer during the Wars of the Roses.
- Walter Devereux, 1st Viscount Hereford (1488 - 1558). Grandson of the above. Custos Rotulorum of Cardiganshire from 1543 to 1558.
- Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex (1541 - 1576). Grandson of the above. Earl Marshal of the Kingdom of Ireland from 1575 to 1576.
- Walter Devereux, 5th Viscount Hereford (1578 - 1658). A grandson of the first Viscount. Formerly a politician in the House of Commons.
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