William Hare, 1st Earl of Listowel

• He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Cork Ireland between 1796 and 1797.
• He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Athy Ireland between 1797 and 1800.
• He was created 1st Baron Ennismore, co. Kerry Ireland on 21 July 1800.
• He was created 1st Viscount Ennismore and Listowel Ireland on 15 January 1816.
• He was created 1st Earl of Listowel Ireland on 5 February 1822

Wikipedia Biographical Summary

William Hare, 1st Earl of Listowel (September 1751 – 13 July 1837), known as Lord Ennismore from 1800 to 1816 and as the Viscount Ennismore and Listowel from 1816 to 1822, was an Irish peer and Member of Parliament.

Listowel was the son of Richard Hare. He was elected to the Irish House of Commons for Cork City in 1796, a seat he held until 1797, and then represented Athy from 1798 until the Act of Union in 1801. The latter year he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Ennismore, in the County of Kerry. In 1816 he was created Viscount Ennismore and Listowel and in 1822 he was even further honoured when he was made Earl of Listowel.

Lord Listowel married, firstly, Mary, only daughter of Henry Wrixon, in 1772. After her death in 1810 he married, secondly, Anne, daughter of John Latham, in 1812. He died in July 1837, aged 85, and was succeeded in his titles by his grandson William, his eldest son Richard Hare, Viscount Ennismore, having predeceased him. Lady Listowel died in 1859.

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Other References

• Burke, Bernard, Sir. A genealogical and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage of the British Empire. London : Harrison 1869. page 700