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Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 1st Earl of Donoughmore
Richard Hely Hely-Hutchinson, 1st Earl of Donoughmore of Knocklofty (29 January 1756 – 22 August 1825 ).
He was the son of Rt. Hon. John Hely-Hutchinson and Christiana Hely-Hutchinson, 1st Baroness Donoughmore . He succeeded to his mother's title in 1788. He was created Viscount Donoughmore , of Knocklofty, Co. Tipperary (Peerage of Ireland ), on 20 November 1797 , with a special remainder to his mother's male descendants and, in 1800, Earl of Donoughmore . He was one of the original 28 Irish Representative peers and an advocate of Roman Catholic emancipation . He was created, in 1821, Viscount Hutchinson (in the Peerage of the United Kingdom ) and thus gained a hereditary seat in the House of Lords .
He sat as Member of Parliament for Dublin University .
He held the office of Governor of County Tipperary and of Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer Court of Exchequer [Ireland]. He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General.
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