John de Burgh, 13th Earl of Clanricarde

Irish nobleman and soldier (1744–1808)

General The Right Honourable The Earl of Clanricarde PC (Ire)


Governor of Kingston-upon-Hull
In office 1801–1808
Preceded by	Hon. William Harcourt
Succeeded by	Sir William Medows

Personal details
Born	John Thomas de Burgh (1744-09-22)22 September 1744
Died	27 July 1808(1808-07-27) (aged 63)
Nationality	Irish
Spouse	Elizabeth Burke
Children	Ulick John de Burgh Lady Hester de Burgh Lady Emily de Burgh
Parents	John Smith de Burgh, 11th Earl of Clanricarde Hester Amelia Vincent
Relatives	Henry de Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde (brother)

Military career
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1793–1808
Rank	Colonel (1784) General (1803)
Commands held	88th Regiment of Foot 66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot

General John Thomas de Burgh, 13th and 1st Earl of Clanricarde PC (Ire) (English: /dˈbɜːrɡ/; d’-BERG; English: /klænˈrɪkɑːrd/; klan-RIK-ard; 22 September 1744 – 27 July 1808), styled The Honourable until 1797, was an Irish peer and soldier who was Governor of County Galway (1798–1808) and a member of the Privy Council of Ireland (1801).

Career

De Burgh raised the 88th Regiment of Foot, later renamed the Connaught Rangers, in 1793. Having commanded this regiment, he became Colonel of the 66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot (1794–1808) and later Governor of Hull (1801–1808). In 1796, he was in command in Corsica under Sir Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound as Viceroy of the Anglo-Corsican Kingdom and, with Commodore Horatio Nelson, planned an attack to re-take Leghorn (Livorno) in Tuscany. He subsequently removed the remaining military detachments from Corsica to Elba and evacuated the latter island in January 1797.^[1] He was promoted to full General of the Army in 1803.^{[citation needed]}

De Burgh was also a keen cricketer. He played for Surrey in 1773 but was possibly a guest player as his name only occurs a handful of times in match reports.^[2] His contribution to the sport was as a Hambledon Club member. He joined prior to June 1772 when the club's minutes began; and was President of the club in 1784.^[3]

After the death of his elder brother, Henry, 12th Earl and 1st Marquess of Clanricarde, in 1797, John inherited only the Earldom (of the first creation of 1543), not the Marquessate. In 1800, he was made Earl of Clanricarde (by a second creation) in the Peerage of Ireland, with a remainder, failing male issue of his own, to his daughters Lady Hester Catherine de Burgh (wife of Howe Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo) and Lady Emily de Burgh, and the heirs male of their bodies according to priority of birth.

de Burgh was elected as one of the 28 original Irish representative peer in 1800, and became a Privy Councillor in 1801.^[4] He was made Governor and Custos Rotulorum (1798–1808) of County Galway.^[5]

Family

Married to Elizabeth, a daughter of Sir Thomas Burke, 1st Baronet, he was succeeded by his son, Ulick John.^[6] The couple also had two daughters, Lady Hester, Marchioness of Sligo, and Lady Emily, Countess of Howth.^[7]

Burgh was a member of the Anglican Church, while his wife was a Catholic.^[8]

Honours and arms

PC (Ire): Privy Counsellor, 1801

Arms

Coat of arms of John de Burgh, 13th Earl of Clanricarde
	Crest A Cat-a-Mountain sejant guardant proper, collared and chained Or. Escutcheon Or, a cross gules in the first quarter a lion rampant sable. Supporters Two Cats-a-Mountain sejant guardant proper, collared and chained Or.^[9]^[10] Motto UNG ROY, UNG FOY, UNG LOY (One king, one faith, one law)

Ancestry

Ancestors of John de Burgh, 13th Earl of Clanricarde

8. John Burke, 9th Earl of Clanricarde

4. Michael Burke, 10th Earl of Clanricarde

2. John Smith de Burgh, 11th Earl of Clanricarde

10. John Smith

5. Anne Smith

11. Anne Strickland

1. John de Burgh, 13th Earl of Clanricarde

12. Sir Francis Vincent, 5th Baronet

6. Sir Henry Vincent, 6th Baronet

13. Rebecca Ashe

3. Hester Amelia Vincent

14. Bazaliel Sherman

7. Elizabeth Sherman

15.

References

^ Nelson, A Dream of Glory, J.Sugden, Jonathan Cape 2004
^ Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744-1826), Lillywhite, 1862
^ F S Ashley-Cooper, Hambledon Cricket Chronicle 1772-1796, Jenkins, 1924
^ Lodge, E. (1838) British Peerage, London 6th Ed
^ Debrett, John. The Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland. Vol. 1. p. 938.
^ Burke, E. (1912) The Peerage of Great Britain and Ireland, London
^ Chambers, Anne (2017). The Great Leviathan: The Life of Howe Peter Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo, 1788-1845. New Island. ISBN 978-1-84840-639-1.
^ "Landlord during the Workhouse Years". IrishWorkhouseCentre.ie. 19 November 2017.
^ Burke, John; Burke, Bernard (1844). Encyclopædia of Heraldry: Or General Armory of England, Scotland, and Ireland, Comprising a Registry of All Armorial Bearings from the Earliest to the Present Time, Including the Late Grants by the College of Arms. H. G. Bohn.
^ Burke, Bernard (1884). The general armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales; comprising a registry of armorial bearings from the earliest to the present time. University of California Libraries. London : Harrison & sons.

Military offices
New regiment	Colonel of the 88th Regiment of Foot 1793–1794	Succeeded by John Reid
Preceded by Joseph Gabbett	Colonel of the 66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot 1794–1808	Succeeded by Oliver Nicolls
Preceded by Hon. William Harcourt	Governor of Kingston-upon-Hull 1801–1808	Succeeded by Sir William Medows
Parliament of the United Kingdom
New title	Representative peer for Ireland 1800–1808	Succeeded by The Earl of Clancarty
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by Henry de Burgh	Earl of Clanricarde 1st creation 1797–1808	Succeeded by Ulick de Burgh
New creation	Earl of Clanricarde 2nd creation 1800–1808	Succeeded by Ulick de Burgh