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{{short description|Extinct barony in the Peerage of the United Kingdom}} |
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* The '''first creation''' was in 1814 for [[General]] [[William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford|William Carr Beresford]], [[Order of the Bath|GCB]], [[Royal Guelphic Order|GCH]], [[Order of the Tower and Sword|GCTE]] (1768–1856). In 1823 he was further created ''[[Viscount Beresford]]'' in the United Kingdom. In the [[Kingdom of Portugal]], he was also ''[[Count of Trancoso]]'' (created 1811) and ''[[Marquis of Campo Maior]]'' (created 1812). |
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| ⚫ | '''Baron Beresford''' is a title that was created three times for the [[Beresford family]], one in the [[Peerage of Ireland]] and later also two in the [[Peerage of the United Kingdom]]. In all instances it was created for men who were eminent politicians or soldiers. The first creation still exists as a [[subsidiary title]], but the latter two became extinct at the death of their original holder. |
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==Baron Beresford, first creation (1720 – present)== |
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The first creation was for [[Marcus Beresford, 1st Earl of Tyrone|Sir Marcus Beresford, 4th Baronet]]. In 1715, he entered the [[Irish House of Commons]], sitting for [[Coleraine (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Coleraine]] until 1720,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/irelandcommons.htm | title = Leigh Rayment – Irish House of Commons 1692–1800 | access-date = 11 November 2009 | url-status = usurped | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090601105535/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/irelandcommons.htm | archive-date = 1 June 2009 }}</ref> when he was raised to the [[Peerage of Ireland]] with the title '''Baron Beresford''', of Beresford, in the [[County of Cavan]], and further as ''[[Viscount Tyrone]]'' by [[King George I of Great Britain]].<ref>{{London Gazette| issue = 5860 |page=1 | date = 14 June 1720 }}</ref> A year later, he joined the [[Irish House of Lords]].<ref name = Lodge>{{cite book | last = Lodge | first = John | editor = Mervyn Archdall | title = The Peerage of Ireland or A Genealogical History of the Present Nobility of that Kingdom | volume = II | location = Dublin | publisher = James Moore | year = 1789 | pages = 300–311 }}</ref> In 1736, he became Grandmaster of the [[Grand Lodge of Ireland]], serving for the next two years.<ref>{{cite book | last = Waite | first = Arthur Edward | publisher = Cosimo, Inc. | title = A New Encyclopedia of Freemasonry | volume = I | year = 2007 | isbn = 978-1-60206-641-0 | pages = 400 }}</ref> Beresford was further honoured in 1746, when he was created ''[[Earl of Tyrone]]''.<ref>{{London Gazette| issue = 8550 |page=6 | date = 1 July 1746 }}</ref> With the death of the 1st Earl of Tyrone, all his titles were inherited by [[George Beresford, 1st Marquess of Waterford|George Beresford]] in 1763. He was Governor of [[Waterford]] from 1766 and [[Custodes Rotulorum of Waterford|custos rotulorum of that county]] from 1769 to 1800, during which time he was made a [[Order of St Patrick|Knight of St Patrick]], created ''[[Baron Tyrone]]'' in the [[Peerage of Great Britain]] in 1786 and elevated as a ''[[Marquess of Waterford]]'' in 1789. The title Baron Beresford is still extant and held by the Marquesses of Waterford as a [[subsidiary title]]. |
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==Baron Beresford, second creation (1814–1854)== |
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[[File:William Carr Beresford, Viscount Beresford by Sir William Beechey (2).jpg|thumb|right|[[William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford|William Beresford]] (1768–1856). ''[[Portrait of Lord Beresford]]'' by [[William Beechey|Sir William Beechey]], 1815.]] |
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The second creation was for [[General]] [[William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford|William Carr Beresford]], [[Order of the Bath|GCB]], [[Royal Guelphic Order|GCH]], [[Order of the Tower and Sword|GCTE]] (1768–1856) as '''Baron Beresford''', of Albuera and Dungarvan in the [[County of Waterford]] of the [[Peerage of the United Kingdom]], and was announced on 3 May 1814.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=16894 |date=3 May 1814 |page=936 }}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette|issue=16895 |date=7 May 1814 |page=956 }}</ref> He was an illegitimate son of the [[George Beresford, 1st Marquess of Waterford|1st Marquess of Waterford]].<ref name="thepeerage.com">[http://thepeerage.com/p3282.htm#i32813 thepeerage.com Lt.-Gen. William Carr Beresford, 1st and last Viscount Beresford of Beresford]</ref> William Beresford entered the British Army in 1785 and the next year he was [[blindness|blinded]] in one [[human eye|eye]] in an accident. In 1807 he was sent on a mission to [[Portugal]]. Later a general in the British Army and a marshal in the Portuguese army, he fought with the [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|Duke of Wellington]] in the [[Peninsular War]]. For his services in Portugal he was created ''[[Count of Trancoso]]'' on 13 May 1811 and also ''[[Marquis of Campo Maior]]'' on 17 December 1812, both by decree of [[John VI of Portugal|Prince Regent John]]. In the UK, Beresford was [[Member of Parliament]] for [[County Waterford (UK Parliament constituency)|County Waterford]] from 1811 to 1814<ref>{{Rayment-hc|date=March 2012}}</ref> until he was raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as ''Baron Beresford'' in 1814 and thus entered the [[House of Lords]]. In 1823 he was further made ''Viscount Beresford'', of Beresford in the [[County of Stafford]] in the same peerage.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=17909 |date=29 March 1823 |page=498 }}</ref> After his permanent return to Britain, he held the office of [[Master-General of the Ordnance]] in 1828 in [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|Wellington]]'s first ministry. In 1832 he married his first cousin Louisa, daughter of [[William Beresford, 1st Baron Decies]] and Elizabeth Fitzgibbon. The marriage was childless. Lord Beresford died in 1854 at the age of 85, and thereby his titles became extinct. He was also the last titular [[Governor of Jersey]]; since his death the Crown has been represented in [[Jersey]] by the [[Lieutenant Governor of Jersey]]. |
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==Baron Beresford, third creation (1916–1919)== |
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| ⚫ | The third creation was for [[Admiral]] [[Lord Charles Beresford|Lord Charles William Beresford]], [[Order of the Bath|GCB]], [[Royal Victorian Order|GCVO]] (1846–1919) as '''Baron Beresford''', of Metemmeh and Curraghmore in the [[County of Waterford]] of the [[Peerage of the United Kingdom]], and was announced on 28 January 1916.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=29454 |date=28 January 1916 |page=1126 }}</ref> As the second son of the [[John Beresford, 4th Marquess of Waterford|4th Marquess of Waterford]] he was styled "Lord Charles William Beresford" between 1859 and 1916. He was the great-nephew of [[William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford|William Beresford (above)]]. He combined careers in the [[Royal Navy]] and as a [[Member of Parliament]], serving for many years in both capacities: He was MP for [[County Waterford (UK Parliament constituency)|County Waterford]] from [[1874 United Kingdom general election|1874]]–[[1880 United Kingdom general election|1880]], for [[Marylebone East (UK Parliament constituency)|Marylebone East]] from [[1885 United Kingdom general election|1885]]–[[1889 Marylebone East by-election|1889]], for [[Member of Parliament]] for [[City of York (UK Parliament constituency)|City of York]] from [[1898 York by-election|1898]]–[[1900 United Kingdom general election|1900]], for [[Woolwich (UK Parliament constituency)|Woolwich]] from 1902–1903 and for [[Portsmouth (UK Parliament constituency)|Portsmouth]] from [[January 1910 United Kingdom general election|Jan. 1910]]–[[1916 Portsmouth by-election|1916]]. In the navy, he held the posts of [[Fourth Sea Lord|Junior Naval Lord]] from 1886–1888, [[Channel Fleet|Commander-in-Chief, Channel Fleet]] from 1903–1905,[[Mediterranean Fleet|Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet]] from 1905–1907 and [[Channel Fleet|Commander-in-Chief, Channel Fleet]] from 1907–1909. His later career was marked by a longstanding dispute with [[Admiral of the Fleet]] [[John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher|Sir John Fisher]], over reforms championed by Fisher introducing new technology and sweeping away traditional practices. Beresford retired from the navy in 1911 with the rank of admiral and remained a Member of the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] until 1916. In 1878 he married Ellen Jeromina (Mina) Gardner, daughter of Richard Gardner and Lucy Mandesloh. They had two daughters. Lord Beresford died in 1919 at the age of 73, and his title became extinct. |
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Latest revision as of 00:24, 2 September 2024
Baron Beresford is a title that was created three times for the Beresford family, one in the Peerage of Ireland and later also two in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. In all instances it was created for men who were eminent politicians or soldiers. The first creation still exists as a subsidiary title, but the latter two became extinct at the death of their original holder.
Baron Beresford, first creation (1720 – present)
[edit]The first creation was for Sir Marcus Beresford, 4th Baronet. In 1715, he entered the Irish House of Commons, sitting for Coleraine until 1720,[1] when he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland with the title Baron Beresford, of Beresford, in the County of Cavan, and further as Viscount Tyrone by King George I of Great Britain.[2] A year later, he joined the Irish House of Lords.[3] In 1736, he became Grandmaster of the Grand Lodge of Ireland, serving for the next two years.[4] Beresford was further honoured in 1746, when he was created Earl of Tyrone.[5] With the death of the 1st Earl of Tyrone, all his titles were inherited by George Beresford in 1763. He was Governor of Waterford from 1766 and custos rotulorum of that county from 1769 to 1800, during which time he was made a Knight of St Patrick, created Baron Tyrone in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1786 and elevated as a Marquess of Waterford in 1789. The title Baron Beresford is still extant and held by the Marquesses of Waterford as a subsidiary title.
Baron Beresford, second creation (1814–1854)
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The second creation was for General William Carr Beresford, GCB, GCH, GCTE (1768–1856) as Baron Beresford, of Albuera and Dungarvan in the County of Waterford of the Peerage of the United Kingdom, and was announced on 3 May 1814.[6][7] He was an illegitimate son of the 1st Marquess of Waterford.[8] William Beresford entered the British Army in 1785 and the next year he was blinded in one eye in an accident. In 1807 he was sent on a mission to Portugal. Later a general in the British Army and a marshal in the Portuguese army, he fought with the Duke of Wellington in the Peninsular War. For his services in Portugal he was created Count of Trancoso on 13 May 1811 and also Marquis of Campo Maior on 17 December 1812, both by decree of Prince Regent John. In the UK, Beresford was Member of Parliament for County Waterford from 1811 to 1814[9] until he was raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Baron Beresford in 1814 and thus entered the House of Lords. In 1823 he was further made Viscount Beresford, of Beresford in the County of Stafford in the same peerage.[10] After his permanent return to Britain, he held the office of Master-General of the Ordnance in 1828 in Wellington's first ministry. In 1832 he married his first cousin Louisa, daughter of William Beresford, 1st Baron Decies and Elizabeth Fitzgibbon. The marriage was childless. Lord Beresford died in 1854 at the age of 85, and thereby his titles became extinct. He was also the last titular Governor of Jersey; since his death the Crown has been represented in Jersey by the Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.
Baron Beresford, third creation (1916–1919)
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The third creation was for Admiral Lord Charles William Beresford, GCB, GCVO (1846–1919) as Baron Beresford, of Metemmeh and Curraghmore in the County of Waterford of the Peerage of the United Kingdom, and was announced on 28 January 1916.[11] As the second son of the 4th Marquess of Waterford he was styled "Lord Charles William Beresford" between 1859 and 1916. He was the great-nephew of William Beresford (above). He combined careers in the Royal Navy and as a Member of Parliament, serving for many years in both capacities: He was MP for County Waterford from 1874–1880, for Marylebone East from 1885–1889, for Member of Parliament for City of York from 1898–1900, for Woolwich from 1902–1903 and for Portsmouth from Jan. 1910–1916. In the navy, he held the posts of Junior Naval Lord from 1886–1888, Commander-in-Chief, Channel Fleet from 1903–1905,Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet from 1905–1907 and Commander-in-Chief, Channel Fleet from 1907–1909. His later career was marked by a longstanding dispute with Admiral of the Fleet Sir John Fisher, over reforms championed by Fisher introducing new technology and sweeping away traditional practices. Beresford retired from the navy in 1911 with the rank of admiral and remained a Member of the House of Commons until 1916. In 1878 he married Ellen Jeromina (Mina) Gardner, daughter of Richard Gardner and Lucy Mandesloh. They had two daughters. Lord Beresford died in 1919 at the age of 73, and his title became extinct.
References
[edit]- ^ "Leigh Rayment – Irish House of Commons 1692–1800". Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "No. 5860". The London Gazette. 14 June 1720. p. 1.
- ^ Lodge, John (1789). Mervyn Archdall (ed.). The Peerage of Ireland or A Genealogical History of the Present Nobility of that Kingdom. Vol. II. Dublin: James Moore. pp. 300–311.
- ^ Waite, Arthur Edward (2007). A New Encyclopedia of Freemasonry. Vol. I. Cosimo, Inc. p. 400. ISBN 978-1-60206-641-0.
- ^ "No. 8550". The London Gazette. 1 July 1746. p. 6.
- ^ "No. 16894". The London Gazette. 3 May 1814. p. 936.
- ^ "No. 16895". The London Gazette. 7 May 1814. p. 956.
- ^ thepeerage.com Lt.-Gen. William Carr Beresford, 1st and last Viscount Beresford of Beresford
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- ^ "No. 17909". The London Gazette. 29 March 1823. p. 498.
- ^ "No. 29454". The London Gazette. 28 January 1916. p. 1126.