Henry Loftus, 1st Earl of Ely

Henry Loftus, 1st Earl of Ely KP, PC (Ire) (18 November 1709 – 8 May 1783), styled The Honourable from 1751 to 1769 and known as Henry Loftus, 4th Viscount Loftus from 1769 to 1771, was an Anglo-Irish peer and politician.

He was the son of Nicholas Loftus, 1st Viscount Loftus and Anne Ponsonby. He served as High Sheriff of Wexford in 1744 and between 1747 and 1768 represented Bannow in the Irish House of Commons. Subsequently Loftus sat for Wexford County until 1769, when he succeeded his nephew as viscount. Loftus was created Earl of Ely in 1771 and was appointed a Knight Founder of the Order of St Patrick on 11 March 1783.[1]

References

  1. Rayment, Leigh. "Knights of the Order of St Patrick". Retrieved 2008-12-13.
Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by
George Ogle
Nicholas Hume-Loftus
Member of Parliament for Bannow
1747–1768
Served alongside: Nicholas Hume-Loftus 1747–1761
Henry Mitchell 1761–1768
Succeeded by
Charles Tottenham
Robert Hellen
Preceded by
Arthur Gore, Viscount Sudeley
Vesey Colclough
Member of Parliament for Wexford County
1768–1769
Served alongside: Vesey Colclough
Succeeded by
Vesey Colclough
George Ogle
Peerage of Ireland
New creation Earl of Ely
1771–1783
Extinct
Preceded by
Nicholas Hume-Loftus
Viscount Loftus
1769–1783
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