Sir Walter Butler, 1st Baronet
Sir Walter Butler, 1st Baronet (died 1650) was an Irish nobleman. He was created a baronet, of Polestown, in the Baronetage of Ireland on 8 July 1645.
Ancestors
- Great-great-great-great-great grandfather James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond
- Great-great-great-great grandfather Sir Richard Butler of Polestown
- Great-great-great grandfather Sir Edmund MacRichard Butler
- Great-great grandfather Walter Butler of Polestown
- Great-grandfather Edmond Butler of Polestown
- Grandfather Sir Richard Butler (Poletown) (died 20 August 1619)
- Father Edmond Butler (Polestown) (died 21 April 1636)
Through his ancestor Edmund MacRichard Butler, Sir Walter is related to the Polestown cadet branch of the family. Edmund MacRichard Butler's eldest son, Sir James Butler headed up the Polestown house. This line would go on to produce a series of Earls and Dukes of Ormond. "The MacRichard"'s second son, Walter, would go on to produce the "Roscrea" cadet line as well as the Baronets of Polestown.
Family
Sir Walter married Elizabeth Butler, daughter of Richard Butler, 3rd Viscount Mountgarret and Margaret O'Neill. Their common ancestor was the 3rd Earl of Ormond. They had issue Sir Richard Butler, 2nd Baronet Polestown (d. c. 1679).
He held the office of Governor of Kilkenny on 28 March 1650, when it surrendered to Cromwell.
Polestown, also known as Poulstown, is today called Paulstown and is located in County Kilkenny.