James Butler, 3rd Marquess of Ormonde


James Edward William Theobald Butler, 3rd Marquess of Ormonde, , styled Earl of Ossory until 1854, was an Irish nobleman.

Family

He was the son of John Butler, 2nd Marquess of Ormonde and Frances Jane Paget. His father held the title "Earl of Ossory" as one of his subsidiary titles, which made James Butler the Earl of Ossory by courtesy until his father died in 1854.
He was the last marquess of Ormonde to live at Kilkenny Castle. He and his wife entertained Edward VII and Queen Alexandra at the castle in 1904.

Career

A Colonel in the Royal East Kent Mounted Rifles and Commodore of the Royal Yacht Squadron, he was Vice-Admiral of Leinster and a member of the Privy Council of Ireland. He was awarded the Order of the Crown of Prussia. He was invested as a Knight, Order of St Patrick in 1868. He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of County Kilkenny between 1878 and 1919.
He was the first patron of Dublin Swimming Club, Ireland's first swimming club, founded in 1881. He held that role until his death in 1919.

Marriage and Children

He married Lady Elizabeth Harriet Grosvenor, daughter of Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster, widely regarded to be the richest peer in England in the second half of the 19th century, on 2 February 1876. The Duke settled £15,000 on Lady Elizabeth upon her marriage. They had two daughters:
The title was passed to his brother James Butler, 4th Marquess of Ormonde as a result of his lack of sons. Elizabeth, Lady Ormonde, was granted an annuity of £3,000 per year under his will. She had also inherited £35,000 upon the death of her father in 1899. Lord Ormonde's total estate was valued at approximately £450,000