Earl of Portarlington
Earl of Portarlington is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Ireland , named after the small town of Portarlington in County Laois .
The Earls' family seat was formerly Emo Court at Emo in County Laois and is now Gledswood House near Melrose in Roxburghshire .
Awards and subordinate titles
The title was bestowed on June 21, 1785 to John Dawson, 2nd Viscount Carlow . He had inherited the titles Viscount Carlow , of Carlow, and Baron Dawson , of Dawson's Court in the Queen's County from his father in 1779 , which had been awarded to his father on July 24, 1776 and May 29, 1770 in the Peerage of Ireland . The eldest son of the respective earl carries the courtesy title Viscount Carlow as heir apparent .
Today's owner of the title is his descendant George Dawson-Damer as 7th Earl.
List of Viscounts Carlow and Earls of Portarlington
Viscounts Carlow (1776)
- William Dawson, 1st Viscount Carlow (1712–1779)
- John Dawson, 2nd Viscount Carlow (1744–1798) (raised to Earl of Portarlington in 1785 )
Earls of Portarlington (1785)
- John Dawson, 1st Earl of Portarlington (1744–1798)
- John Dawson, 2nd Earl of Portarlington (1781–1845)
- Henry Dawson-Damer, 3rd Earl of Portarlington (1822–1889)
- Lionel Dawson-Damer, 4th Earl of Portarlington (1832-1892)
- George Dawson-Damer, 5th Earl of Portarlington (1858–1900)
- Lionel Dawson-Damer, 6th Earl of Portarlington (1883-1959)
- George Dawson-Damer, 7th Earl of Portarlington (* 1938)
Title heir ( Heir apparent ) is the son of the current title holder Charles Dawson-Damer, Viscount Carlow (* 1965).
See also
Literature and web links
- Charles Kidd: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Debrett's Ltd, London 2014, ISBN 0-9929348-2-6 .
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- Portarlington, Earl of (I, 1785) at Cracroft's Peerage