Somerset Lowry-Corry, 2nd Earl of Belmore

Somerset Lowry-Corry, 2nd Earl of Belmore
Prefix:Somerset Lowry-Corry,
Title:2nd Earl of
Surname:Belmore
Year elected:1815
Last year on list:1840
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Lord Belmore was a founding member of The Yacht Club

Somerset Lowry-Corry, 2nd Earl Belmore (11 July 1774 – 18 April 1841), styled The Honourable from 1781 to 1797 and then known as Viscount Corry to 1802, was an Irish nobleman and politician.

Lowry-Corry was the only surviving son of Armar Lowry-Corry, 1st Earl Belmore, and his first wife Lady Margaret Butler. In 1798, he was elected to the Irish House of Commons for Tyrone and represented the constituency until the Act of Union in 1801. Thereafter he was returned to the British House of Commons for County Tyrone, a seat he held until 1802, when he succeeded his father as earl.

Lord Belmore bought the captured James Madison and had her converted from schooner to brig rig. He also renamed her Osprey, of Killybegs in Donegal, armed her with fourteen 9-pounder carronades, and arranged for her to have a letter of marque.

Yachts Owned

NameRig ClassfromtoMMSI
Osprey Brig 1815 1818  

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