James Agar, 1st Viscount Clifden

James Agar, 1st Viscount Clifden of Gowran

• Birth: 25 March 1734.
• Parents: Henry Agar and Anne Ellis.
• Wife: Lucia Martin, daughter of Colonel John Martin, on 20 March 1760.
• Death: 1 January 1789 at age 54 at Ireland.
• Buried at: Gowran, County Kilkenny, Ireland.

Occupation:

• He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Gowran [Ireland] between 1753 and 1760.
• He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for County Kilkenny [Ireland] between 1761 and 1776.
• He held the office of Commissioner of the Revenue [Ireland] between 1771 and 1785.
• He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Gowran [Ireland] in 1776.
• He held the office of Commissioner of Excise [Ireland] between 1776 and 1785.
• He was created 1st Lord Clifden, Baron of Gowran, co. Kilkenny [Ireland] on 27 July 1776.
• He was created 1st Viscount Clifden of Gowran, co. Kilkenny [Ireland] on 12 January 1781.
• He held the office of Joint Postmaster-General [Ireland] between 1784 and 1789.
• He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] on 16 October 1784.

Children of James Agar, 1st Viscount Clifden of Gowran and Lucia Martin

• Hon. Charles Begenal Agar
• Henry Welbore Ellis, 2nd Viscount Clifden of Gowran (22 Jan 1761-13 Jul 1836)
• Rev. Hon. John Ellis Agar (31 Dec 1764-3 Jan 1797)

Ref: The Peerage