Earl Belmore is a title in the

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that was created in 1797 for Armar Lowry-Corry, 1st Viscount Belmore, who had previously represented

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in the

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. He had already been created Baron Belmore, of

Castle Coole Castle Coole (from ga, CúlLogainm
– Castle Coole – scanned record 2) is a

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(now in

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), in 1781 and Viscount Belmore in 1789, also in the Peerage of Ireland. Born Armar Lowry, he was the son of Galbraith Lowry, Member of the Irish House of Commons for County Tyrone, and his wife Sarah, daughter of Colonel

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. In 1774, he assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Corry. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Earl. He represented County Tyrone in both the Irish and

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, sat in the

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as an Irish Representative Peer from 1819 to 1841, and served as

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from 1828 to 1832. His eldest son, the third Earl, represented County Fermanagh at Westminster. On his early death, the titles passed to his eldest son, the fourth Earl. He was an Irish Representative Peer between 1857 and 1913, and he served under the

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as Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department between 1866 and 1867. From 1867 to 1872, Lord Belmore was

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. The line of the fourth Earl failed on the death of his younger son, the sixth Earl, in 1949, and he was succeeded by his first cousin once removed, the seventh Earl. He was the son of Major Adrian Lowry-Corry, fifth son of Admiral the Hon. Armar Lowry-Corry, himself the second son of the third Earl. , the titles are held by his son, the eighth Earl, who succeeded in 1960. Several other members of the Lowry-Corry family have also gained distinction. The

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politician the Honourable Henry Lowry-Corry,

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from 1866 to 1867, was the second son of the second Earl. His younger son was

Montagu Corry, 1st Baron Rowton Montagu William Lowry-Corry, 1st Baron Rowton, (8 October 1838 – 9 November 1903), also known as "Monty", was a British philanthropist and public servant, best known for serving as Benjamin Disraeli's private secretary from 1866 until the lat ...

, private secretary to

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. The Honourable Armar Lowry-Corry (1836–1919), second son of the third Earl, was an

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in the

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. The Honourable Henry Lowry-Corry, younger son of the third Earl, was also a politician. The invented title of ''Viscount Corry'' is used as a

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for the Earl's heir apparent. The family seat is

Castle Coole Castle Coole (from ga, CúlLogainm
– Castle Coole – scanned record 2) is a

, near

Enniskillen Enniskillen ( , from ga, Inis Ceithleann , ' Ceithlenn's island') is the largest town in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is in the middle of the county, between the Upper and Lower sections of Lough Erne. It had a population of 13,823 a ...

Earls Belmore (1797)

Armar Lowry-Corry, 1st Earl Belmore Armar Lowry-Corry, 1st Earl Belmore (7 April 1740 – 2 February 1802) was an Irish nobleman and politician. Background He was born Armar Lowry, the first son of Galbraith Lowry (later Lowry-Corry) MP, of Ahenis, County Tyrone by his wife Sara ...

(1740–1802) *

Somerset Lowry-Corry, 2nd Earl Belmore Somerset Lowry-Corry, 2nd Earl Belmore (11 July 1774 – 18 April 1841), styled The Honourable from 1781 to 1797 and then known as Viscount Corry to 1802, was an Irish nobleman and politician. Politics and inheritance Lowry-Corry was the only ...

(1774–1841) *

Armar Lowry-Corry, 3rd Earl Belmore Armar Lowry-Corry, 3rd Earl Belmore (28 December 1801 – 17 December 1845), styled Viscount Corry from 1802 to 1841, was an Irish nobleman and politician. Background and career Lowry-Corry was the eldest son of Somerset Lowry-Corry, 2nd Earl Be ...

(1801–1845) * Somerset Richard Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore (1835–1913) * Armar Lowry-Corry, 5th Earl Belmore (1870–1948) * Cecil Lowry-Corry, 6th Earl Belmore (1873–1949) * Galbraith Armar Lowry-Corry, 7th Earl Belmore (1913–1960) * John Armar Lowry-Corry, 8th Earl Belmore (born 1951) The

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is the present holder's son, John Armar Galbraith Lowry-Corry, Viscount Corry (born 1985).

References

* *Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Belmore Earldoms in the Peerage of Ireland

Earl Earl () is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom. The title originates in the Old English word ''eorl'', meaning "a man of noble birth or rank". The word is cognate with the Scandinavian form ''jarl'', and meant " chieftain", particu ...

Noble titles created in 1797