Robert Tilson Deane, 1st Baron Muskerry PC (Ire) (29 November 1745 – 25 June 1818), known as Sir Robert Deane, 6th Baronet from 1770 to 1781, was an Irish politician.

He was the son of Sir Robert Deane, 5th Baronet of Dromore and succeeded his father in the baronetcy in 1770.

Deane represented Carysfort in the Irish House of Commons between 1771 and 1776 and then County Cork between 1776 and 1781. He was also appointed High Sheriff of County Cork for 1773[1] and admitted to the Irish Privy Council in 1777. From 1780 to his death he was Custos Rotulorum of County Limerick.

In 1781 he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Muskerry, in the County of Cork.[2] In 1783, he was chosen Grandmaster of the Grand Lodge of Ireland, a post he held for the next both years.[3]

Marriage and succession

Lord Muskerry married Anne, daughter of John FitzMaurice, in 1775 and later inherited Springfield Castle, County Limerick from his father-in-law. He died in June 1818, aged 72, and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son John. Lady Muskerry died in 1830.

References

  1. ^ Complete baronetage, p. 342
  2. ^ "No. 12146". The London Gazette. 19 December 1780. p. 1.
  3. ^ Waite, Arthur Edward (2007). A New Encyclopedia of Freemasonry. Vol. I. Cosimo, Inc. p. 400. ISBN 978-1-60206-641-0.
Parliament of Ireland Preceded bySir Robert Deane, BtSir William Mayne, Bt Member of Parliament for Carysfort 1771–1776 With: Sir William Mayne, Bt Succeeded byThomas OsborneWarden Flood Preceded byRichard TownsendJohn Hyde Member of Parliament for County Cork 1776–1781 With: Richard Townsend Succeeded byRichard TownsendJames Bernard Masonic offices Preceded byThe Earl of Mornington Grand Master of theGrand Lodge of Ireland 1783–1785 Succeeded byViscount Kilwarlin Peerage of Ireland New creation Baron Muskerry 1781–1818 Succeeded byJohn Deane Baronetage of Ireland Preceded byRobert Deane Baronet (of Muskerry) 1770–1818 Succeeded byJohn Deane


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