Richard Butler, 17th Viscount Mountgarret
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Richard Henry Piers Butler, 17th Viscount Mountgarret was born on 8 November 1936 and died in 2004. He was the son of Piers Henry Augustus Butler, 16th Viscount Mountgarret and Eglantine Christie. He married, firstly, Gillian Buckley, daughter of Cyril Francis Stewart Buckley and Audrey Burmester, on 20 May 1960. He and Gillian were divorced in 1970. He married, secondly, Jennifer Melville on 29 April 1970. He and Jennifer were divorced in 1983. He married, thirdly, Angela Ruth on 25 May 1983.
He was educated at Eton and the Royal Military Academy before joining the Irish Guards. He was president of Yorkshire Cricket Club between 1984 and 1990. He moved to the 2,000 acre estate in South Stainley, near Ripon, after selling his family home, Nidd Hall, in the mid-1960s.
He was understood to be the likely heir to the ancient Earldom of Ormonde (created 1328) as well as the 16th century Earldom of Ossory, but had not proven his claim.
[edit] Family
He and Gillian Buckley had two sons and one daughter:
- Piers James Richard Butler, 18th Viscount Mountgarret (b. 15 April 1961), married in 1995 with Laura Brown Gary (div. 2000)
- Hon. Edmund Henry Richard Butler (b 1 September 1962), married in 1988 with Adelle Lloyd (div. 1989).
- Hon. Henrietta Elizabeth Alexandra Butler (b 1964)
[edit] See also
Earl of Ormonde (Irish creations)
[edit] References
| Preceded by: Piers Butler |
Viscount Mountgarret | Succeeded by: Piers Butler |
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