William_O'Brien,_2nd_Marquess_of_Thomond

William O'Brien, 2nd Marquess of Thomond

William O'Brien, 2nd Marquess of Thomond

Irish peer, also titled Baron Tadcaster

William O'Brien, 2nd Marquess of Thomond, 6th Earl of Inchiquin, 1st Baron Tadcaster KP PC (I) (1765 – 21 August 1846) was an Irish peer and Chief of Clan O'Brien. He succeeded by special remainder as Marquess of Thomond in 1808 on the death of his uncle Murrough O'Brien, 1st Marquess of Thomond and was appointed a Privy Councillor and Knight of the Order of St Patrick on 11 November 1809.[1] He was created Baron Tadcaster in the British Peerage in 1826.[2]

William O'Brien, 2nd Marquess of Thomond, 6th Earl of Inchiquin

Early life

O'Brien was born in Ennistymon, County Clare, to Captain Edward Dominic O'Brien, High Sheriff of Clare and Mary Carrick, daughter of Christopher Carrick and Áine McNally. His father was the grandson of William O'Brien, 3rd Earl of Inchiquin.

Death and succession

On his death in 1846 his title passed by the same special remainder to his brother James O'Brien, 3rd Marquess of Thomond.

Family

William O'Brien married Elizabeth Rebecca Trotter (1775–1852), daughter of Thomas Trotter of Duleek, Co. Meath on 16 September 1799. They had no son but four daughters:

References

  1. [1]
    Rayment, Leigh. "Knights of the Order of St Patrick". Archived from the original on 7 June 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. [2]
    Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Thomond, Earl and Marquess of" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 869.
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