Earl of Roden is a title in the

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. It was created in 1771 for Robert Jocelyn, 2nd Viscount Jocelyn. This branch of the Jocelyn family descends from the 1st Viscount, prominent Irish lawyer and politician Robert Jocelyn, the son of Thomas Jocelyn, third son of Sir Robert Jocelyn, 1st Baronet, of Hyde Hall (see below). He notably served as the Lord Chancellor of Ireland from 1739 to 1756. In 1743, he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Newport, of Newport, and in 1755 he was further honoured, when he was made Viscount Jocelyn, also in the Peerage of Ireland. He was succeeded by his son, the second Viscount. He represented

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in the

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and served as Auditor-General of Ireland. In 1770 he also succeeded his first cousin once removed as fifth Baronet of Hyde Hall. In 1771 he was created Earl of Roden, of High Roding in the County of Tipperary, in the Peerage of Ireland. Lord Roden married Lady Anne Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Clanbrassil and sister of

James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Clanbrassil James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Clanbrassil, KG, KP, PC (I) (23 August 1730 – 6 February 1798), was an Anglo-Irish peer, styled Viscount Limerick from 1756 to 1758. Lord Clanbrassil was the son of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Clanbrassil, and L ...

, a title which became extinct in 1798. Lord Roden was succeeded by his son, the second Earl. He sat in the Irish House of Commons for

Dundalk Dundalk ( ; ga, Dún Dealgan ), meaning "the fort of Dealgan", is the county town (the administrative centre) of County Louth, Ireland. The town is on the Castletown River, which flows into Dundalk Bay on the east coast of Ireland. It is h ...

, and served as an

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in the British House of Lords between 1800 and 1820. He was also a professional soldier who played a decisive if somewhat ruthless role in suppressing the

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. His son, the third Earl, represented County Louth in the British House of Commons and was Auditor-General of the Exchequer in Ireland. In 1821 he was created Baron Clanbrassil, of Hyde Hall in the County of Hertford and Dundalk in the County of Louth, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, which gave him and his descendants an automatic seat in the House of Lords. This was a revival of the Clanbrassil title held by his ancestors the Earls of Clanbrassil. Lord Roden was a leading figure in the

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. His grandson, the fourth Earl, Viscount Jocelyn's son, served in the second Conservative administration of Benjamin Disraeli as a Lord-in-Waiting (government whip in the House of Lords) from 1874 to 1880. He died at an early age and was succeeded by his uncle, the fifth Earl. When he died in 1897, the barony of Clanbrassil became extinct. He was succeeded in the Irish titles by his first cousin, the sixth Earl. He was the son of the Hon. John Jocelyn, fourth son of the second Earl. On his death, the titles were inherited by his younger brother Robert, the seventh Earl. Robert married the writer

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. Their son, also named Robert, the eighth Earl, sat in the House of Lords as a Representative Peer between 1919 and 1956. the titles are held by his grandson, the tenth Earl, who succeeded his father in 1993. The Jocelyn Baronetcy, of Hyde Hall in the County of Hertford, was created in the Baronetage of England in 1665 for Robert Jocelyn. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baronet. This line of the family failed on the death of his younger son, the fourth Baronet, in 1778. The late Baronet was succeeded by his first cousin once removed, the first Earl of Roden. The family seat was Hyde Hall, near Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, and Tollymore Park, near Bryansford, County Down. The Earls of Roden were associated with the County Louth town of

for over three centuries; in July 2006 the

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of the town was sold by auction.Fiona Gartland, "Freehold of Dundalk sold at auction" in ''

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'' dated 22 July 2006

Viscounts Jocelyn (1755)

Robert Jocelyn, 1st Viscount Jocelyn Robert Jocelyn, 1st Viscount Jocelyn PC (I) SL (c. 1688 ? – 3 December 1756) was an Anglo-Irish politician and judge and member of the Peerage of Ireland, best known for serving as Lord Chancellor of Ireland. Biography Early life Jocelyn ...

(1688–1756) * Robert Jocelyn, 2nd Viscount Jocelyn (1731–1797) (created Earl of Roden in 1771)

Earls of Roden (1771)

* Robert Jocelyn, 1st Earl of Roden (1731–1797) *

Robert Jocelyn, 2nd Earl of Roden Robert Jocelyn, 2nd Earl of Roden KP, PC (Ire) (26 October 1756 – 29 June 1820) was an Irish peer, soldier and politician. He was styled The Honourable from his birth to 1771, and then Viscount Jocelyn from 1771 to 1797. He was the eldest son ...

(1756–1820) *

Robert Jocelyn, 3rd Earl of Roden Robert Jocelyn, 3rd Earl of Roden, (27 October 1788 – 20 March 1870), styled Viscount Jocelyn between 1797 and 1820, was an Irish Tory politician and supporter of Protestant causes. Background Jocelyn was the son of Robert Jocelyn, 2nd Ear ...

(1788–1870) * Robert Jocelyn, 4th Earl of Roden (1846–1880) * John Strange Jocelyn, 5th Earl of Roden (1823–1897) * William Henry Jocelyn, 6th Earl of Roden (1842–1910) * Robert Julian Orde Jocelyn, 7th Earl of Roden (1845–1915) * Robert Soame Jocelyn, 8th Earl of Roden (1883–1956) * Robert William Jocelyn, 9th Earl of Roden (1909–1993) * Robert John Jocelyn, 10th Earl of Roden (born 1938) The

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is the present holder's only son Shane Robert Henning Jocelyn, Viscount Jocelyn (born 1989).

Jocelyn Baronets, of Hyde Hall (1665)

*Sir Robert Jocelyn, 1st Baronet (1623–1712) *Sir Strange Jocelyn, 2nd Baronet (–1734) *Sir John Jocelyn, 3rd Baronet (1689–1741) *Sir Conyers Jocelyn, 4th Baronet (1703–1778) * Robert Jocelyn, 1st Earl of Roden, 5th Baronet (1731–1797) ''see above for further holders''

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References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, *

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