Henry Cary, 1st Viscount Falkland | |
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Lord Deputy of Ireland | |
In office 18 September 1622 - 10 August 1629 | |
Appointed by | George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham |
Preceded by | Sir Oliver St John |
Member of Parliament for Hertfordshire | |
In office 1601 1604 1621 | |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1575 |
Died | September 1633 (aged 57–58) |
Spouse | |
Children | 11, including Lucius, Patrick, Anne and Lucy |
Parent |
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Relatives | Henry Knyvett (grandfather) John Carey (grandfather) Joyce Denny (grandmother) Francis Walsingham (uncle) |
Education | Exeter College, Oxford |
Henry Cary, 1st Viscount Falkland, KB, PC (c. 1575 – September 1633) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1601 to 1622. He was created Viscount Falkland in the Scottish peerage in 1620. He was Lord Deputy of Ireland from 1622 until 1629.[1]