William Trench, 1st Earl of Clancarty
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William Power Keating Trench (23 June 1741 – 27 April, 1805), the first Earl of Clancarty, was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat and politician. He was a son of Richard Trench and Frances Power. William was an Member of Parliament in the Irish House of Commons, supporting the Whigs. He was advanced to the Irish House of Lords as Baron Kilconnel (created 25 November 1797), and to the position of Viscount Dunlo (created 3 January 1801) as a reward for his continuing support of the Whig Party. On 12 February 1803 he became Earl of Clancarty. His choice of this title is said to have been derived from a tenuous link to the Munster Earls of Clancarty, who had been deprived of the title by the English Crown. He therefore became the first Earl of Clancarty in its second creation. He was succeeded by Richard Le Poer Trench, 2nd Earl of Clancarty.
His seat was at Garbally, Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland.
On 30 October 1762 he married Anne Gardiner daughter of Charles Gardiner and Florinda Norman. William and Anne had nineteen children:
- Frances Trench (1765 – 1768)
- Anne Trench (born 1766)
- Lady Florinda Trench (3 August 1766 – 9 February 1851) married William Handcock, 1st Viscount Castlemaine
- Francis Trench (1767 – 1805)
- Charles Trench (1767 – 1770)
- Sir Richard Le Poer Trench, 2nd Earl of Clancarty (18 May 1767 – 24 November, 1837)
- Reverend Power Trench (10 June 1770 – 26 March 1839)
- Rear-Admiral William Le Poer Trench (4 July 1771 – 14 August 1846)
- Charles Le Poer Trench (December, 1772 – 31 October 1839)
- Thomas Trench (1774 – June, 1795)
- Luke Henry Trench (November, 1775 – 1799)
- Louisa Trench (1776 – 1785)
- Frederick Trench (November, 1778 – 1800)
- Sir Robert Le Poer Trench (July, 1782 – 14 March 1823)
- Lady Elizabeth Trench (1784 – 1877)
- Lady Harriet Trench (September, 1785 – 17 November 1855)
- Lady Frances Mary Trench (October, 1787 – 22 November 1843)
- Lady Louisa Trench (March, 1789 – 1853)
- Lady Emily Trench (September, 1790 – 1816)
[edit] References
- thepeerage.com Accessed March 10, 2008
[edit] External links
- ThePeerage.com - A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.
| Parliament of Ireland | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Walter Blake |
Member for County Galway 1769 – 1797 |
Succeeded by Richard Le Poer Trench |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| New creation | Earl of Clancarty 1803 – 1805 |
Succeeded by Richard Le Poer Trench |
| Viscount Dunlo 1801 – 1805 |
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| Baron Kilconnel 1797 – 1805 |
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