James Butler, 4th Marquess of Ormonde
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James Arthur Wellington Foley Butler, 4th Marquess of Ormonde was born on 23 September 1849 and died on 4 July 1943. He was the son of John Butler, 2nd Marquess of Ormonde
and Frances Jane Paget. He was JP
in the county of Kent and DL
in the county of Kilkenny. He was the 28th Hereditary Chief Butler of Ireland.
He married with Ellen Stager on 8 March 1887 and had four children:
John Butler, 2nd Marquess of Ormonde
John Butler, 2nd Marquess of Ormonde, KP was an Irish politician and peer.He was the son of James Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormonde and Grace Louisa Staples. He married Frances Jane Paget, daughter of General Hon...
and Frances Jane Paget. He was JP
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
in the county of Kent and DL
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
in the county of Kilkenny. He was the 28th Hereditary Chief Butler of Ireland.
He married with Ellen Stager on 8 March 1887 and had four children:
- Lady Evelyn Frances Butler (b. 20 December 1887), married with Vice-Adm. Hon. Edmund Rupert Drummond, CBOrder of the BathThe Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
MVORoyal Victorian OrderThe Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...
RNRoyal NavyThe Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
(ret.), son of 10th Viscount StrathallanViscount StrathallanThe title of Lord Maderty was created in 1609 for James Drummond, a younger son of the 2nd Lord Drummond of Cargill. The titles of Viscount Strathallan and Lord Drummond of Cromlix were created in 1686 for William Drummond, a younger son of the 2nd Lord Madderty...
and brother of 15th Earl of PerthEarl of PerthThe title Earl of Perth was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1605 for James Drummond, 4th Lord Drummond.The Drummond family claim descent from Maurice, son of George, a younger son of King Andrew I of Hungary...
and has issue. - James George Anson Butler, 5th Marquess of Ormonde (1890-1949)
- James Arthur Norman Butler, 6th Marquess of Ormonde (1893-1971)
- Eleanor Rachel Butler (b. 24 April 1894), married firstly with Captain Edward Brassey Egerton and secondly William Henry Prior.