Richard White, 1st Earl of Bantry, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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About Richard White, 1st Earl of Bantry
- Richard White, 1st Earl of Bantry (6 August 1767 – 2 May 1851) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and peer.White was born in a gentry family in Ireland.
- He was the son and heir of Simon White of Bantry by his wife Frances Jane Hedges, daughter of Richard Hedges of Macroom Castle.
- He was the grandson of Richard White, who had made an immense fortune through his work as a lawyer, and the family owned extensive estates in County Cork. In 1797, White led forces loyal to the Kingdom of Great Britain against a French invasion force, which had landed at Bantry Bay in order to support Irish rebels in the lead up to the Irish Rebellion of 1798.
- For his loyalty to The Crown, he was created Baron Bantry in the Peerage of Ireland on 24 March 1797.
- He was also awarded a gold medal as a token of thanks from the City of Cork.
- He was further honoured on 29 December 1800, when he was created Viscount Bantry.
- Lord Bantry was awarded an earldom on 22 January 1816 when he was made Earl of Bantry and Viscount Beerhaven, both titles in the Peerage of Ireland.
- He lived at Bantry House, Cork.
- He married Lady Margaret Anne Hare, the daughter of William Hare, 1st Earl of Listowel, on 3 November 1799.
- They had four children: Richard White, 2nd Earl of Bantry (1800–1868) William Hedges-White, 3rd Earl of Bantry (1801–1884) Hon.
- Simon White, an officer in the British Army (1807–1837) Hon.
- Lady Maria White (1805–1817)
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