James Hewitt, 2nd Viscount Lifford
James Hewitt, 2nd Viscount Lifford (27 October 1750 – 15 April 1830) was an Anglo-Irish peer and Church of Ireland clergyman.
Hewitt was the son of James Hewitt, 1st Viscount Lifford and Mary Rhys Williams. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and Christ Church, Oxford.
On 28 September 1789, he succeeded to his father's titles and assumed his seat in the Irish House of Lords.[1] He was Dean of Armagh between 1796 and his death in 1830.[2]
He married, firstly, Henrietta Judith Pomeroy, daughter of Arthur Pomeroy, 1st Viscount Harberton and Mary Colley, on 25 July 1776. She died just two years later, and Hewitt married Alicia Oliver on 23 December 1781.[3] Together they had two children. He was succeeded by his eldest son, also called James.
References
- ↑ John Debrett, Debrett's Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1840), p.449.
- ↑ John Debrett, Debrett's Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1840), p.449.
- ↑ John Debrett, Debrett's Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1840), p.449.
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
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| Preceded by James Hewitt |
Viscount Lifford 1789–1830 |
Succeeded by James Hewitt |