Baron Rathcavan
This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (December 2014) |
Baron Rathcavan, of The Braid in the County of Antrim, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[1] It was created on 11 February 1953 for the Unionist politician Sir Hugh O'Neill, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a Baronet, of Cleggan in the County of Antrim, on 17 June 1929 (see O'Neill baronets).[2] O'Neill was the third son of Edward O'Neill, 2nd Baron O'Neill (see the Baron O'Neill for earlier history of the family) and the uncle of the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland Terence O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of the Maine. Lord Rathcavan was also a male-line descendant of Edward Chichester, 1st Viscount Chichester (see the Marquess of Donegall). He was succeeded by his eldest surviving son, the second Baron. He succeeded his father as Unionist Member of Parliament for Antrim in 1952, a seat he held until 1959, and was later a member of the Parliament of Northern Ireland. As of 2014[update] the titles are held by his son, the third Baron, who succeeded in 1994.
The Honourable Sir Con O'Neill, second son of the first Baron, was a diplomat. His daughter Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve is a philosopher.
The family seat is Cleggan Lodge, near Ballymena, County Antrim.[citation needed]
Barons Rathcavan (1953)
- (Robert William) Hugh O'Neill, 1st Baron Rathcavan (1883–1982)
- Phelim Robert Hugh O'Neill, 2nd Baron Rathcavan (1909–1994)
- Hugh Detmar Torrens O'Neill, 3rd Baron Rathcavan (b. 1939)
The heir apparent and sole heir to the peerage is the present holder's son Hon. Francois Hugh Nial O'Neill (b. 1984).[3]
Arms
|
See also
- Baron O'Neill
- Earl O'Neill
- Baron O'Neill of the Maine
- List of Northern Ireland Members of the House of Lords
- Marquess of Donegall
- O'Neill dynasty
Notes
- ^ "No. 39798". The London Gazette. 13 March 1953. p. 1443.
- ^ "No. 33509". The London Gazette. 25 June 1929. p. 4189.
- ^ Morris, Susan; Bosberry-Scott, Wendy; Belfield, Gervase, eds. (2019). "Rathcavan, Baron". Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Vol. 1 (150th ed.). London: Debrett's Ltd. pp. 2879–2881. ISBN 978-1-999767-0-5-1.
- ^ Burke's Peerage. 1956.
References
- Kidd, Charles & Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]
External links
- Articles with short description
- Short description matches Wikidata
- Use dmy dates from April 2022
- Articles lacking in-text citations from December 2014
- All articles lacking in-text citations
- Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2014
- All articles containing potentially dated statements
- All articles with unsourced statements
- Articles with unsourced statements from June 2020
- Wikipedia articles needing page number citations from February 2013
- All accuracy disputes
- Accuracy disputes from February 2012
- All articles lacking reliable references
- Articles lacking reliable references from February 2012
- Wikipedia articles incorporating an LRPP template without an unnamed parameter
- Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
- Noble titles created in 1953
- Peerages created for UK MPs
- Chichester family