CLARINA 273 CLARINA BARONY [I.] I. Eyre Massey, yr. br. of Hugh, 1st Baron Massy , OF DuNTRiLEAGUE [I.], and 6th s. of Hugh Massy, of ^ ° ■ Duntrileague, co. Limerick, by Elizabeth, da. of the Rt. Hon. George Evans, was b. 24 May 17 19. He entered the army, and was wounded at the battle of Culloden 1746; served under Gen. Wolfe in America, was at the head of the Grenadiers at the taking of Havannah (where he was again wounded), was at Niagara, and at the taking of Martinique, <yc. ; Col. of the 27th Foot or Enniskillen regt. 1773 till his death; Major Gen. 1777, Lieut. Gen. 1782, Gen. 1796; is said to have been Marshal of the Army in Ireland; M. P. for Swords, 1790-97; Gov. of Limerick, 1 797-1 804. Having been in active service for above 60 years, he was, on 2 8 Dec. 1 800, cr. BARON CLARINA OF ELM P ARK,^) CO. Limerick [I.]. He m., 27 Dec. 1767, Catherine, sister of Robert, ist Earl of Leitrim [I.], da. of the Rt. Hon. Nathaniel Clements, by Hannah, da. of William Gore, Dean of Down. He d. at Bath, Somerset, 17, and was bur: 24 May 1 804, at Bath Abbey, aged nearly 85. Will pr. June i 804. His widow ^.27 Jan. 181 5, and was bur. with him, aged 71. II. 1804. 2. Nathaniel William (Massey), Baron Clarina OF Elm Park. [I.], 2nd but only surv. s. and h., b. 23 May 1773. He was in the Army, and became a Major Gen. in 1808. His claim to vote at the election of Rep. Peers [I.] was admitted 20 Apr. 1809. He m., 29 May 1796, Penelope, 2nd da. of Michael Roberts Westropp, of Cork, by Jane, ist da. of Amos Godsell, of Sunville, co. Limerick. He <r/. of fever, at Barbados, Jan. i8io,aged 36. Will pr. 181 1. His widow, who was b. 15 Mar. 1779, d. 26 Nov. 1843, ^^^ was bur. at Vermont, co. Limerick. III. 1 8 10. 3. Eyre (Massey), Baron Clarina of Elm Park [I.], s. and h., b. 6 May 1798, at Cork; matric. at Oxford (Ch. Ch.), 30 Jan. 18 16, B.A., 20 Feb. 18 19. His claim to vote at the electionof Rep. Peers [I.] was admitted 2 1 Apr. 1826. Rep.Peer[I.], 1849-72 (Conservative). He m., 9 Sep. 1828, at Battle, Sussex, Susan Elizabeth,^ yst. da. of Hugh Barton, of Straffan, co. Kildare, by Anne, da. of Nathaniel Weld Johnston. He d'. 18 Nov. 1872, aged 74, at Elm Park. His widow d. there, 14 Nov. 1886, in her 77th year. Personalty above
- ^ 1 0,000.
(^) This was one of the 9 peerages conferred on Commoners on the last day of such creations before the Irish Union, in addition to 17 others which had been thus conferred the same year; a total increase of 26 members of the Irish House of Lords within twelve months. See Appendix H to this volume. 35
