The Porter, later Horsbrugh-Porter Baronetcy, of
Merrion Square
Merrion Square () is a Georgian garden square on the southside of Dublin city centre.
History
The square was laid out in 1752 by the estate of Viscount FitzWilliam and was largely complete by the beginning of the 19th century. The demand fo ...
in the City and County of
Dublin
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, is a title in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 24 July 1902 for the
Irish
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
lawyer, judge and
Liberal
Liberal or liberalism may refer to:
Politics
* a supporter of liberalism
** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
* Liberalism (international relations)
* Sexually liberal feminism
* Social liberalism
Arts, entertainment and m ...
politician
Andrew Porter.
He served as
Solicitor-General for Ireland
The Solicitor-General for Ireland was the holder of an Irish and then (from the Act of Union 1800) United Kingdom government office. The holder was a deputy to the Attorney-General for Ireland, and advised the Crown on Irish legal matters. On ra ...
from 1881 to 1882, as
Attorney-General for Ireland
The Attorney-General for Ireland was an Irish and then (from the Act of Union 1800) United Kingdom government office-holder. He was senior in rank to the Solicitor-General for Ireland: both advised the Crown on Irish legal matters. With the ...
from 1882 to 1883 and as
Master of the Rolls for Ireland from 1883 to 1906. The second Baronet assumed the additional surname of Horsbrugh in 1911.
Porter, later Horsbrugh-Porter baronets, of Merrion Square (1902)
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Sir Andrew Marshall Porter, 1st Baronet (1837–1919)
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Sir John Scott Horsbrugh-Porter, 2nd Baronet (1871–1953)
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Sir Andrew Marshall Horsbrugh-Porter, 3rd Baronet (1907–1986)
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Sir John Simon Horsbrugh-Porter, 4th Baronet (1938–2013)
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Sir (Andrew) Alexander Marshall Horsbrugh-Porter, 5th Baronet (born 1971)
The
heir apparent
An heir apparent, often shortened to heir, is a person who is first in an order of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person; a person who is first in the order of succession but can be displaced by the b ...
is the present holder's only son William John Ernest Horsbrugh-Porter (born 2006).
Arms
See also
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Porter baronets
Notes
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
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