Nicholas Hume-Loftus
2nd Earl of Ely
In office
1766–1769
Member of the Irish Parliament
for Fethard
In office
1759–1766
Personal details
Born11 September 1739
Died12 November 1769
Parent

Nicholas Hume-Loftus, 2nd Earl of Ely (11 September 1738 – 12 November 1769)[1] was an Anglo-Irish peer, briefly styled Viscount Loftus in October 1766.

He represented the constituency of Fethard, County Wexford in the Parliament of Ireland from 1759 to 1766.[2]

He was the subject of a notorious legal case regarding his mental capabilities. Family members testified that he was of normal intelligence, and that any eccentric behaviour should be blamed on his father's ill-treatment of him.[3]

He became Earl of Ely on the death of his father, Nicholas Hume-Loftus, 1st Earl of Ely, in 1766, and assumed his seat in the Irish House of Lords. When he died the earldom became extinct but his other titles were inherited by his uncle.

References

  1. ^ E. M. Johnston-Liik (2006). MPs in Dublin. Ulster Historical Foundation. p. 103. ISBN 9781903688601.
  2. ^ "Biographies of Members of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800". Ulster HistoricalFoundation. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  3. ^ "The Family | Rathfarnham Castle". Retrieved 2 February 2020.
Parliament of Ireland Preceded byJames StopfordCharles Tottenham Member of Parliament for Fethard, County Wexford 1759–1766 With: Charles Tottenham 1759–1761Hon. Nicholas Hume-Loftus 1761–1763William Alcock 1764–1766 Succeeded byWilliam AlcockJohn Tottenham Peerage of Ireland Preceded byNicholas Hume-Loftus Earl of Ely 1766–1769 Extinct Viscount Loftus 1766–1769 Succeeded byHenry Loftus
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