Viscount Palmerston
Viscount Palmerston , of Palmerston in the County of Dublin , was a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Ireland .
Award
The title was created on March 12, 1723 for Henry Temple . He had previously represented various British constituencies in the House of Commons . Along with the Viscount title he was given the subordinate title of Baron Temple , of Mount Temple in the County of Sligo .
The most important holder of the title was Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston , who was British Prime Minister from 1855 to 1858 and 1859-1865 . When he died childless on October 18, 1865, the title expired.
List of Viscount Palmerston (1723)
- Henry Temple, 1st Viscount Palmerston (around 1673–1757)
- Henry Temple, 2nd Viscount Palmerston (1739–1802)
- Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784–1865)
Web links
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- Palmerston, Viscount (I, 1723-1865) at Cracroft's Peerage