Henry Butler, 14th Viscount Mountgarret
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Henry Edmund Butler, 14th Viscount Mountgarret (18 December 1844–2 October 1912) was a British aristocrat
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He was the son of Henry Edmund Butler, 13th Viscount Mountgarret and inherited the viscountcy on his death in 1900.
He served as High Sheriff of Yorkshire
in 1895. In 1911 he was created Baron Mountgarret of Nidd Hall in the West Riding of Yorkshire in the United Kingdom
, thus enabling him and his descendants to sit in the House of Lords
until the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999
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Lord Mountgarret married twice. His first marriage was in 1868 to Mary Charlton, who died in 1900. They had four children:
Mountgarret married Robina Hanning-Lee in 1902. They had one child:
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He was the son of Henry Edmund Butler, 13th Viscount Mountgarret and inherited the viscountcy on his death in 1900.
He served as High Sheriff of Yorkshire
High Sheriff of Yorkshire
The High Sheriff of Yorkshire was an ancient High Sheriff title originating in the time of the Angles, not long after the invasion of the Kingdom of England, which was in existence for around a thousand years. A list of the sheriffs from the Norman conquest onwards can be found below...
in 1895. In 1911 he was created Baron Mountgarret of Nidd Hall in the West Riding of Yorkshire in the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
, thus enabling him and his descendants to sit in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
until the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999
House of Lords Act 1999
The House of Lords Act 1999 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that was given Royal Assent on 11 November 1999. The Act reformed the House of Lords, one of the chambers of Parliament. For centuries, the House of Lords had included several hundred members who inherited their seats;...
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Lord Mountgarret married twice. His first marriage was in 1868 to Mary Charlton, who died in 1900. They had four children:
- Elinor Frances Butler (1869–1943)
- Ethel Mary Butler (1871–1926)
- Edmund Butler, 15th Viscount Mountgarret (1875–1918)
- Kathleen Grace Butler (born and died 1875)
Mountgarret married Robina Hanning-Lee in 1902. They had one child:
- Piers Butler, 16th Viscount Mountgarret (1903–1966)