John Rawdon, 1st Earl of Moira
John Rawdon, 1st Earl of Moira (March 17, 1720 - June 20, 1793 ) was an Irish nobleman.
Life
He was the son and heir of Sir John Rawdon, 3rd Baronet , and his wife Dorothea Levinge. In 1724, at the age of three, he inherited his father's title of 4th Baronet , of Moira in the County of Down .
He studied at the University of Dublin and was elected a member ( Fellow ) of the Royal Society .
On April 9, 1750 he was raised in the Peerage of Ireland to Baron Rawdon , of Moira in the County of Down. On January 30, 1762, he was also awarded the title Earl of Moira , also in the Peerage of Ireland.
When he died in 1793, his eldest son by third marriage inherited his title of nobility.
Marriages and offspring
He was married three times.
His first marriage was on November 10, 1741, Lady Helena Perceval († 1746), daughter of John Perceval, 1st Earl of Egmont . With her he had two daughters:
- Lady Helena Rawdon, ∞ Stephen Moore, 1st Earl Mountcashell ;
- Lady Catherine Rawdon, ∞ Joseph Henry.
In his second marriage he married on December 23, 1746 Hon. Anne Hill († 1751), daughter of Trevor Hill, 1st Viscount Hillsborough . The marriage remained childless.
His third marriage was on February 26, 1752, Elizabeth Hastings, 13th Baroness Hastings (1731-1808), daughter of Theophilus Hastings, 9th Earl of Huntingdon . With her he had three daughters and two sons:
- Lady Selina Frances Rawdon († 1827), ∞ George Forbes, 6th Earl of Granard ;
- Lady Charlotte Adelaide Constantia Rawdon († 1834), ∞ Hamilton Fitzgerald;
- Lady Anne Elizabeth Rawdon (1753–1813), ∞ Thomas Brudenell-Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury ;
- Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings (1754-1826), Flora Campbell, 6th Countess of Loudoun ;
- Hon. John Theophilus Rawdon (1756–1808), ∞ Frances Stevenson.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Richard Bagwell: Rawdon, George. In: Dictionary of National Biography. 1885-1900, volume 47.
Web links
- John Rawdon, 1st Earl of Moira on thepeerage.com , accessed September 13, 2016.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| New title created |
Earl of Moira 1762-1793 |
Francis Rawdon-Hastings |
| New title created |
Baron Rawdon 1750-1793 |
Francis Rawdon-Hastings |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rawdon, John, 1st Earl of Moira |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sir John Rawdon, 4th Baronet |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish nobleman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 17, 1720 |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 20, 1793 |