Brinsley Butler, 1st Viscount Lanesborough

Brinsley Butler, 1st Viscount Lanesborough (1670–6 March 1735) was an Irish politician and peer.

Butler was the son of Francis Butler and Judith Jones. He represented Kells in the Irish House of Commons between 1703 and 1713, before sitting for Belturbet from 1713 to 1724. Upon the death of his brother Theophilus Butler on 11 March 1724 he succeeded to his peerage and assumed his seat in the Irish House of Lords. In 1726 was made a member of the Privy Council of Ireland. In 1728 he was created Viscount Lanesborough in the Peerage of Ireland.^[1]

He married Catharine Pooley, with whom he had twenty-three children, although only five survived infancy. He was succeeded in his titles by his son, Humphrey Butler, who was made Earl of Lanesborough in 1756.

References

^ E. M. Johnston-Liik, MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800 (Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.75 (Retrieved 2 April 2020).

Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by Charles Meredyth Sir Thomas Taylor, Bt	Member of Parliament for Kells 1703–1713 With: Charles Meredyth (1703–1710) Henry Meredyth (1710–1713)	Succeeded by Sir Thomas Taylor, Bt Sir Thomas Taylor, Bt
Preceded by Richard Tighe Sir Thomas Taylor, Bt	Member of Parliament for Belturbet 1713–1724 With: Theophilus Butler (1713–1715) Charles Delafaye (1715–1724)	Succeeded by Hon. Humphrey Butler Charles Delafaye
Peerage of Ireland
New creation	Viscount Lanesborough 1728–1735	Succeeded by Humphrey Butler
Preceded by Theophilus Butler	Baron Newtown-Butler 1724–1735	Succeeded by Humphrey Butler

[1] E. M. Johnston-Liik, MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800 (Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.75 (Retrieved 2 April 2020).

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