Humphrey Butler, 1st Earl of Lanesborough

Arms of Butler, Earl of Lanesborough: Argent, three covered cups in bend between two bendlets engrailed sable[1]

Humphrey Butler, 1st Earl of Lanesborough (c. 1700 – 11 April 1768) was an Irish politician.

Butler was appointed High Sheriff for County Cavan in 1727 and High Sheriff of Westmeath in 1728. Between 1725 and 1736, he sat as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Belturbet in the Irish House of Commons.

When the Grand Lodge of Ireland was established in c. 1723, he was appointed Deputy Grand Master.

Butler was awarded the honorary degree of LL.D. by Trinity College, Dublin.[2]

He married Mary, the daughter of Richard Berry. He was succeeded by his son, Brinsley, who was also Deputy Grand Master from 1753 to 1756 and elected Grand Master for 1757.

  1. ^ Burke, Bernard, The General Armory of England, 1884, p.153
  2. ^ "Alumni Dublinenses: a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860)" George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir p122: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935