William Thomas Nugent, 5th Baron Nugent of Riverston
William Thomas Nugent, 5th Baron Nugent of Riverston.
A descendant of Richard Nugent, 2nd Earl of Westmeath and a son of Anthony Nugent, 4th Baron Nugent of Riverston, Nugent styled himself 5th Baron Nugent of Riverston upon his father's death in 1814. In July 1839 he claimed the title but the House of Lords Privileges Committee adjourned the issue, declaring it sine die. However, his eldest son, Anthony went on to become the 9th Earl of Westmeath, inheriting it from his kinsman, George Nugent, 1st Marquess of Westmeath.
Nugent married Catherine Bellew of Mount Bellew, County Galway, and had issue:
