Baron Keane
Baron Keane , of Ghuznee in Afghanistan and of Cappoquin in the County of Waterford , was a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .
Award and history of the title
The title was created on December 23, 1839 for the British general Sir John Keane . The territorial dedication of the title refers to his victory in the Battle of Ghazni in the First Anglo-Afghan War .
The title expired on the death of his younger son, the 3rd Baron, on November 27, 1901.
List of Barons Keane (1839)
- John Keane, 1st Baron Keane (1781–1844)
- Edward Keane, 2nd Baron Keane (1815-1882)
- John Keane, 3rd Baron Keane (1816–1901)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b The London Gazette : No. 19805, p. 2655 , December 20, 1839.