Baron Downes, of Aghanville in the King's County, was a title in the

Peerage of Ireland The Peerage of Ireland consists of those titles of nobility created by the English monarchs in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland, or later by monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It is one of the five divisi ...

. It was created on 10 December 1822 for William Downes,

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from 1803 to 1822, with a special remainder in default of male issue (as seemed inevitable, as he was still unmarried at seventy, and was notorious for his dislike of the opposite sex) to his second cousin Ulysses Burgh. Lord Downes died childless and was succeeded according to the special remainder by his second cousin, the second Baron. He was a General in the Army,

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for

County Carlow County Carlow ( ; ga, Contae Cheatharlach) is a Counties of Ireland, county located in the South-East Region, Ireland, South-East Region of Ireland, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster. Carlow is the List of Irish counties by ...

and

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and sat in the

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as an Irish Representative Peer from 1833 to 1863. On his death on 26 July 1863, the barony became extinct.

Barons Downes (1822)

William Downes, 1st Baron Downes William Downes, 1st Baron Downes PC (1751 – 3 March 1826) was one of the leading Irish judges of his time, who held office as Lord Chief Justice of Ireland. Family Downes was the second son of Robert Downes (1708-1754) of Donnybrook Castl ...

(1751–1826) * Ulysses Burgh, 2nd Baron Downes (1788–1863) William, 1st Baron Downes by Hugh Douglas Hamilton

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Downes Noble titles created in 1822 Extinct baronies in the Peerage of Ireland 1822 establishments in Ireland Peerages created with special remainders