Viscount Tracy, of Rathcoole in the

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, was a title in the

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. It was created on 12 January 1643 for Sir John Tracy, previously Member of Parliament for

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. He was made Baron Tracy, of Rathcoole in the County of Dublin, at the same time, also in the Peerage of Ireland. The second Viscount also represented Gloucestershire in Parliament. The titles are considered to have become extinct on the death of the eighth Viscount in 1797. However, the peerages were the subjects of at least four claims presented to the

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during the 19th century. The first Viscount was the great-grandson of William Tracy, eldest son of

William Tracy William Tracy (December 1, 1917 – July 18, 1967) was an American character actor. Early life and career Tracy was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is perhaps best known for the role of Pepi Katona, the delivery boy, in '' The Shop Ar ...

. The latter's second son, Richard Tracy, was granted the Stanway estate in Gloucestershire by his father. Richard Tracy was the father of Paul Tracy, who was created a baronet in 1611 (see Tracy baronets). The family seat was

Toddington Manor Toddington Manor is a 19th-century country house in the English county of Gloucestershire, near the village of Toddington. It is in the gothic style and was designed by Charles Hanbury-Tracy, 1st Baron Sudeley for himself and built between 18 ...

. The Hon. Henrietta Susanna, daughter and heiress of the eighth and last Viscount, married her cousin Charles Hanbury, through which marriage Toddington manor came into the Hanbury family. Charles Hanbury assumed the additional surname of Tracy and was elevated to the peerage as

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in 1838.

Viscounts Tracy (1643)

John Tracy, 1st Viscount Tracy John Tracy, 1st Viscount Tracy (died 1648) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1597. Tracy was the son and heir of Sir John Tracy (died 1591), who was High Sheriff of Gloucestershire in 1578, and his wife ...

(died 1648) *

Robert Tracy, 2nd Viscount Tracy Sir Robert Tracy, 2nd Viscount Tracy (c. 1593–1662) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1620 and 1640. He fought for the Royalists in the English Civil War. Tracy was the son of Sir John Trac ...

(–1662) *John Tracy, 3rd Viscount Tracy (1617–1687) *William Tracy, 4th Viscount Tracy (1657–1712) *Thomas Charles Tracy, 5th Viscount Tracy (1690–1756) *Thomas Charles Tracy, 6th Viscount Tracy (1719–1792) * John Tracy, 7th Viscount Tracy (1722–1793) * Henry Leigh Tracy, 8th Viscount Tracy (1732–1797) {{DEFAULTSORT:Tracy Extinct viscountcies in the Peerage of Ireland Noble titles created in 1643