The Macartney Baronetcy, of Lish in the
County of Armagh, is a title in the
Baronetage of Ireland. It was created on 4 January 1799 for
Sir John Macartney, Member of the
Irish House of Commons
The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords. The membership of the House of Commons was directly elected, but on a highly restrictive fran ...
for
Fore and
Naas
Naas ( ; ga, Nás na Ríogh or ) is the county town of County Kildare in Ireland. In 2016, it had a population of 21,393, making it the second largest town in County Kildare after Newbridge.
History
The name of Naas has been recorded in th ...
. He had been knighted in 1796 for promoting inland navigation in Ireland. Macartney was the younger son of
William Macartney, who represented
Belfast
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in the Irish Parliament. The family have lived in
Australia since the emigration of the third Baronet in the 19th century.
Macartney baronets, of Lish (1799)
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Sir John Macartney, 1st Baronet (died 1812)
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Sir William Isaac Macartney, 2nd Baronet (1780–1867)
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Sir John Macartney, 3rd Baronet (1832–1911)
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Sir William Isaac Macartney, 4th Baronet (1867–1942)
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Sir Alexander Miller Macartney, 5th Baronet (1869–1960)
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Sir John Barrington Macartney, 6th Baronet (1917–1999)
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Sir John Ralph Macartney, 7th Baronet (born 1945), name not on the Official Roll.
References
Macartney
1799 establishments in Ireland
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