Baron Congleton, of

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in the County Palatine of

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, is a title in the

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. It was created in 1841 for the Whig politician, former

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, and

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Sir Henry Parnell, 4th Baronet. His eldest son, the second baron, devoted his life to religious work and was an early member of the

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. The latter was succeeded by his younger brother, the third baron. He served in the

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and fought at the

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in 1827. His eldest surviving son, the fourth baron, was a major general in the

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and served in the

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and the

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. The latter's eldest son, the fifth baron, was killed in action in

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during the

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and was succeeded by his younger brother, the sixth baron. , the titles are held by the latter's grandson, the ninth baron, who succeeded his father in 2015. The Parnell Baronetcy of Rathleague in the Queen's County was created in the

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on 3 November 1766 for the first baron's grandfather, John Parnell. He represented Maryborough in the Irish Parliament. His son, the second baron, sat as a Member of the

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for Queen's County and served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in Ireland. His younger son was the aforementioned fourth baronet, who was raised to the peerage in 1841. Another member of the Parnell family was

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. He was a grandson of William Parnell-Hayres, third son of the second baronet.

Parnell baronets, of Rathleague (1766)

* Sir John Parnell, 1st Baronet (c. 1720–1782) *

Sir John Parnell, 2nd Baronet Sir John Parnell, 2nd Baronet (25 December 1744 – December 1801) was an Anglo-Irish Member of Parliament. Biography A Church of Ireland landowner, his family had originally migrated to Ireland from Congleton in Cheshire. Although not from a ...

(1744–1801) *Sir John Augustus Parnell, 3rd Baronet (1775–1812) * Sir Henry Brooke Parnell, 4th Baronet (1776–1842) (created Baron Congleton in 1841)

Barons Congleton (1841)

Henry Brooke Parnell, 1st Baron Congleton Henry Brooke Parnell, 1st Baron Congleton Privy Council (United Kingdom), PC (3 July 1776 – 8 June 1842), known as Sir Henry Parnell, Bt, from 1812 to 1841, was an Irish writer and Whig (British political faction), Whig politician. He was a m ...

(1776–1842) * John Vesey Parnell, 2nd Baron Congleton (1805–1883) * Henry William Parnell, 3rd Baron Congleton (1809–1896) * Henry Parnell, 4th Baron Congleton (1839–1906) * Henry Bligh Fortescue Parnell, 5th Baron Congleton (1890–1914) * John Brooke Molesworth Parnell, 6th Baron Congleton (1892–1932) * William Jared Parnell, 7th Baron Congleton (1925–1967) * Christopher Patrick Parnell, 8th Baron Congleton (1930–2015Telegraph Announcements
Retrieved 14 December 2015) * John Patrick Christian Parnell, 9th Baron Congleton (born 1959) Zillebeke Churchyard CWGC 2461017201 Congleton

Zillebeke Churchyard CWGC 2461017201 Congleton

The

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is the present holder's eldest son, the Hon. Christopher John Edward Parnell (born 1987).

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