Somerset Butler, 1st Earl of Carrick


Somerset Hamilton Butler, 1st Earl of Carrick, PC, known as The Viscount Ikerrin from 1721 to 1744, was the son of Thomas Butler, 6th Viscount Ikerrin and Margaret Hamilton. He succeeded his brother James Butler as the 8th Viscount Ikerrin on 20 October 1721. Subsequently, he was invested as a Privy Council of Ireland on 14 April 1746. He was awarded an LL.D. honorary degree by Dublin University on 23 February 1747. He was created Earl of Carrick on 10 June 1748. The name "Carrick" refers to the town of Carrick-on-Suir in County Tipperary. It was also the title of his remote ancestor, Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick.

Marriage and Children

On 18 May 1745 he married Lady Juliana Boyle, daughter of Henry Boyle, 1st Earl of Shannon and Lady Henrietta Boyle. They had five children.
  1. Henry Butler, 2nd Earl of Carrick, married Sarah Taylor.
  2. Hon. James Butler
  3. Lady Margaret Butler, married Armar Lowry-Corry, 1st Earl Belmore.
  4. Lady Henrietta Butler, married Edmund Butler, 11th Viscount Mountgarret.
  5. Hon. Pierce Butler-Cooper, married Catherine Roth, daughter of Richard Roth, Esq.