Sir Edward Tierney, 2nd Baronet

Escutcheon of the Tierney baronets

Sir Edward Tierney, 2nd Baronet (June 1780 – 11 May 1856) was an Irish lawyer and landowner.

Early life

Tierney was born in Limerick City, Ireland in June 1780. He was the third son of John Tierney of Ballyscandlend and Mary (née Gleeson) Tierney. His eldest brother, Matthew John Tierney, married Harriet Mary Jones (a daughter of Henry Jones, Esq.), and his second brother, Thomas Tierney, served as paymaster to the 43rd Regiment of Foot. His two surviving sisters were Frances Tierney (wife of Matthew McMahon of Limerick) and Sarah Tierney (wife of Henry Bowles of Limerick).[1]

His maternal grandfather was James Gleeson of Rathkennan, County Limerick.[1]

Career

Tierney apprenticed with a solicitor in Limerick before being admitted to King's Inns in 1798 and being called to the bar in c. 1806. Eventually he served as one of the Crown Solicitor for Ireland for the North-West Circuit, and served as agent and legal adviser to Henry Perceval, 5th Earl of Egmont.[2][a] Through his wife's inheritance, he received £6,459 in compensation during the abolition of slavery, for 357 slaves on St Kitts.[4]

In 1845, he succeeded to the Tierney baronetcy, of Brighthelmstone and of Dover Street, which had been created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 5 May 1834 for his elder brother, Matthew John Tierney, Physician-in-Ordinary to George III and George IV. The baronetcy was created with remainder, in default of male issue of his brother, to his Edward, then crown solicitor for Ireland, and the heirs male of his body. His elder brother's 1818 creation became extinct on his death in 1845 while Edward succeeded in the 1834 creation.[5]

Personal life

In April 1812, Tierney was married to Anna Maria Jones at St George's, Hanover Square. The youngest daughter of Henry Jones, Esq. of Bloomsbury Square, London, her elder sister, Harriet, was married to Edward's brother, Matthew.[6] Their only surviving brother, the Rev. Inigo William Jones, owned Albrighton Hall, Shrewsbury.[7] Together, they lived at Fitzwilliam Street in Dublin, and were the parents of:[1]

Sir Edward died on 11 May 1856 in Dublin,[9] and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest surviving son, Matthew. Upon his death, he the Egmont estates to his son-in-law, the Rev. Sir William Darell, 4th Baronet.[2]

References

Notes
  1. ^ Tierney was made sole executor and residuary legatee of the estate of Henry Perceval, 5th Earl of Egmont, who died in 1841. The wills of the 4th and 5th Earls were not proven until 1857, after Tierney's death, by his son-in-law Sir William Darell. The 5th Earl's will was rather belatedly contested by the 6th Earl in 1863, on the grounds that Tierney had taken advantage of the 5th Earl's drunkenness to provide a misleading valuation of the estates which influenced the drafting of the will. The 6th Earl ultimately settled out of court with Darell, paying £125,000 for the return of the Irish estates; Tierney and his heirs had realised an estimated £300,000 for their stewardship.[3]
Sources
  1. ^ a b c d Debrett, John (1835). Debrett's Baronetage of England: With Alphabetical Lists of Such Baronetcies as Have Merged in the Peerage, Or Have Become Extinct, and Also of the Existing Baronets of Nova Scotia and Ireland. J.G. & F. Rivington. p. 401. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Tierney | Landed Estates". landedestates.ie. University of Galway. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  3. ^ Spencer, Howard (2009). "PERCEVAL, Henry Frederick John James, Visct. Perceval (1796-1841)". In Fisher, David (ed.). The House of Commons 1820–1832. The History of Parliament Trust.
  4. ^ "Sir Edward Tierney". www.ucl.ac.uk. Legacies of British Slavery. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  5. ^ Burke, John (1838). A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire by John Burke. Henry Colburn. p. 963.
  6. ^ a b Lodge's Peerage and Baronetage (knightage & Companionage) of the British Empire. Hurst & Blackett. 1861. p. 795. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  7. ^ Williams, Gareth (2021). The Country Houses of Shropshire. Boydell & Brewer. p. 34. ISBN 978-1-78327-539-7. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  8. ^ a b Lodge, Edmund (1859). The Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire ... Hurst and Blackett. p. 817. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  9. ^ "SIR EDWARD TIERNEY, BART". The Gentleman's Magazine. F. Jefferies. 1856. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Tierney baronets
of Brighthelmstone and of Dover Street
1845–1856 		Succeeded by