Baron Keane

Baron Keane, of Ghuznee in Afghanistan and of Cappoquin in the County of Waterford,[1] was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 23 December 1839 for the military commander John Keane.[2] He was the second son of Sir John Keane, 1st Baronet, of Cappoquin (see Keane Baronets for earlier history of the family). The third Baron was a Lieutenant-General in the British Army. The title became extinct on his death in 1901.[3]

  1. ^ "No. 19805". The London Gazette. 20 December 1839. p. 2655.
  2. ^ Burke's Peerage and Baronetage various editions
  3. ^ Pine, LG (1972). The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971. London: Heraldry Today. p. 160.