Baron Templemore, of Templemore in the

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, is a title in the

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, since 1975 a subsidiary title of the Marquessate of Donegall. It was created on 10 September 1831 for

Arthur Chichester Arthur Chichester, 1st Baron Chichester (May 1563 – 19 February 1625), known between 1596 and 1613 as Sir Arthur Chichester, of Carrickfergus in Ireland, was an English administrator and soldier who served as Lord Deputy of Ireland from 1605 ...

, Member of Parliament for

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and

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. He was the son of Lord Spencer Stanley Chichester, third son of The 1st Marquess of Donegall (see

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for earlier history of the Chichester family). Lord Templemore's son, the second

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, and grandson, the third Baron, both served as Deputy Lieutenants of

. The latter was succeeded by his eldest son, the fourth Baron. He served as the Government Chief Whip in the

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between 1940 and 1945. He was succeeded by his second but eldest surviving son, the fifth Baron. In 1975 he succeeded his kinsman as seventh

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of Donegall. For further history of the titles, see

. Two other members of this branch of the Chichester family may also be mentioned.

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Augustus George Charles Chichester (1822–1896), second son of the first Baron, was a

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in the

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. The Honourable Sir Gerald Henry Crofton Chichester (1886–1939), second son of the third Baron, was private secretary to Queen Mary between 1935 and 1939. Despite the geographical designation "Templemore in the County of Donegal", in 1831 the

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of Templemore was entirely in

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rather than in neighbouring

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. The name "Templemore" originally designated the medieval cathedral of

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, and later the

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west of the

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served by the cathedral. A 1613 charter included the portion of the parish nearest the renamed city of Londonderry within the city's northwest liberties and the new County Londonderry. Subsequently, the County Donegal portion of Templemore was made into separate parishes ( Muff,

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, and

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Barons Templemore (1831)

Arthur Chichester, 1st Baron Templemore Arthur Chichester, 1st Baron Templemore (8 January 1797 – 26 September 1837), was a British soldier, politician and courtier. Early life Chichester was born in Westminster, London, the eldest, and only surviving, son of Lord Spencer Chicheste ...

(1797–1837) * Harry Spencer Chichester, 2nd Baron Templemore (1821–1906) * Arthur Henry Chichester, 3rd Baron Templemore (1854–1924) * Arthur Claud Spencer Chichester, 4th Baron Templemore (1880–1953) * Dermot Richard Claud Chichester, 5th Baron Templemore (1916–2007) (succeeded as 7th

in 1975) ''For further succession, see

''.

Title succession chart

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Templemore Chichester family Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1831 Peerages created for UK MPs