Somerset Lowry-Corry, second earl of Belmore

(1774-1841)

NAME AUTHORITIES: NRA: Corry Somerset Lowry- (1774-1841) 2nd Earl Belmore LBT ID: LdBelmo2 VIAF ID: 172516744	B/BAP: 1774-07-11 DIED: 1841-04-18
SOURCES: Virtual International Authority File; thePeerage.com
Son of the first earl (d. 1802); he was a Tory MP for Tyrone (1801-02) after which he was an Irish representative peer; he was Governor-in-Chief of Jamaica (1828-32).
REFERENCES TO Somerset Lowry-Corry, second earl of Belmore: [John Mitford], “Lady Blessington's Conversations of Lord Byron” in The Gentleman’s Magazine NS 1 (June 1834) 583-93 Found 1: ¶ 60 Jerdan, William, 1782-1869, The Autobiography of William Jerdan. 4 vols (London: Arthur Hall, Vertue & Co., 1852-53) Ch. 9: Insanity Found 1: ¶ 10