John Butler, 2nd Marquess of Ormonde

John Butler, 2nd Marquess of Ormonde, KP (24 August 1808 – 25 September 1854) was an Irish politician and peer.

An autumn in Sicily (1850)

The Most Honourable The Marquess of Ormonde KP MP
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Lord-in-Waiting
In office 1841–1852
Lord-in-Waiting
In office 1853–1854
Personal details
Born	24 August 1808
Died	25 September 1854
Nationality	British
Spouse(s)	Frances Jane Paget

Family

He was the son of James Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormonde and Grace Louisa Staples. He married Frances Jane Paget, daughter of General Hon. Sir Edward Paget, GCB and Lady Harriet Legge, on 19 September 1843.[1][2]

He held the office of a Lord-in-waiting between 1841 and 1852 and between 1853 and 1854 He was invested as a Knight, Order of St Patrick (K.P.) in 1845. He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for County Kilkenny in 1830, and held the seat until 1832.[3]

He was the author of An Autumn in Sicily, Dublin: Hodges and Smith, 1850.[4]

Marriage and children

The Marquess and Marchioness had four sons and two daughters:

• James Butler, 3rd Marquess of Ormonde (1844–1919), married Lady Elizabeth Harriet Grosvenor, daughter of Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster, and had issue.
• Lady Mary Grace Louisa Butler (1846–1929), married the Hon. William Henry Fitzwilliam and had issue.
• Lord James Herbert Thomas Butler (1847–1867).
• James Arthur Wellington Foley Butler, 4th Marquess of Ormonde (1849–1943), married Ellen Sprague and had issue.
• Lord Theobald Butler (1852–1929), married Annabella Brydon and had issue, including James Butler, 7th Marquess of Ormonde.
• Lady Blanche Henrietta Maria Butler (1854–1914), married Colonel the Hon. Cuthbert Ellison Edwardes, son of the 3rd Baron Kensington, and had issue.

He was succeeded by his eldest son. His grave can be found in St Canice's Cathedral in Kilkenny.[5]

Works

• Butler, John (1850). Autumn in Sicily. Dublin: Hodges and Smith.

References

1. "The Peerage". Retrieved 11 February 2016.
2. "Lords of the Castle". Archived from the original on 20 July 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
3. Mosley, Charles, editor. (2003). Burke's Peerage, . :. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
4. "An Autumn in Sicily". Retrieved 12 February 2016.
5. "Historic graves". Retrieved 12 February 2016.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Butler