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Stephen Moore, 1st Viscount Mount Cashell

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Stephen Moore, 1st Viscount Mount Cashell (1696 – 26 February 1766), known as The Lord Kilworth between 1764 and 1766, was an Irish politician.

Early life

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Moore was the son of Richard Moore, of Cashell, County Tipperary, by the Honourable Elizabeth Ponsonby, daughter of William Ponsonby, 1st Viscount Duncannon.[1]

Career

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He was returned to the Irish House of Commons for County Tipperary in 1738, a seat he held until 1761.[2] In 1764 he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Kilworth, of Moore Park in the County of Cork.[3] Two years later he was further honoured when he was made Viscount Mount Cashell, of the City of Cashell, also in the Irish peerage.[1]

Personal life

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Lord Mount Cashell married Alicia Colville, daughter of Hugh Colville and Sarah Margetson, and granddaughter of Sir Robert Colville and his third wife Rose Leslie. They had several children, including:[1]

Lord Mount Cashell died in February 1766 (only a month after being elevated to the viscountcy) and was succeeded by his eldest surviving son, Stephen, who was created Earl Mount Cashell in 1781.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 199.
  2. ^ leighrayment.com Irish House of Commons, 1692–1800[usurped]
  3. ^ "No. 10426". The London Gazette. 12 June 1764. p. 3.
Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by Member of Parliament for County Tipperary
1738–1761
With: Nehemiah Donnellan
Succeeded by
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation Viscount Mount Cashell
January–February 1766
Succeeded by
Baron Kilworth
1764–1766