After the death of his elder brother, Henry, 12th Earl and 1st Marquess of Clanricarde, in 1797, John inherited only the Earldom (of the first creation of 1543), not the Marquessate. In 1800, he was made Earl of Clanricarde (by a second creation) in the Peerage of Ireland, with a remainder, failing male issue of his own, to his daughters Lady Hester Catherine de Burgh (wife of Howe Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo) and Lady Emily de Burgh, and the heirs male of their bodies according to priority of birth.
De Burgh was also a keen cricketer. He played for Surrey in 1773 but was possibly a guest player as his name only occurs a handful of times in match reports.[5] His contribution to the sport was as a Hambledon Club member. He joined prior to June 1772 when the club's minutes began; and was President of the club in 1784.[6]
Family
de Burgh married Elizabeth (1764–1854), a daughter of Sir Thomas Burke, 1st Baronet, of Marble Hill, co. Galway, on 17 March 1799,[7] He was succeeded by his son, Ulick John.[8] The couple also had two daughters, Lady Hester, Marchioness of Sligo, and Lady Emily, Countess of Howth.[9]
^Burke, E. (1912). The Landed Gentry of Ireland. London.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^Chambers, Anne (2017). The Great Leviathan: The Life of Howe Peter Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo, 1788-1845. Dublin: New Island. ISBN 978-1-84840-639-1.
^"Landlord during the Workhouse Years". IrishWorkhouseCentre.ie. 19 November 2017.
^Burke, John; Burke, Bernard (1844). Encyclopædia of Heraldry: Or General Armory of England, Scotland, and Ireland, Comprising a Registry of All Armorial Bearings from the Earliest to the Present Time, Including the Late Grants by the College of Arms. H. G. Bohn.
^Burke, Bernard (1884). The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales; comprising a registry of armorial bearings from the earliest to the present time. University of California Libraries. London: Harrison & Sons.
Bibliography
Ashley-Cooper, F. S. (1924). Hambledon Cricket Chronicle 1772-1796. London: Herbert Jenkins.
Burke, John; Burke, Bernard (1844). Encyclopædia of Heraldry: Or General Armory of England, Scotland, and Ireland, Comprising a Registry of All Armorial Bearings from the Earliest to the Present Time, Including the Late Grants by the College of Arms. H. G. Bohn.
Burke, Bernard (1884). The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales; comprising a registry of armorial bearings from the earliest to the present time. University of California Libraries. London: Harrison & Sons.
Burke, E. (1912). The Landed Gentry of Ireland. London.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Chambers, Anne (2017). The Great Leviathan: The Life of Howe Peter Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo, 1788-1845. Dublin: New Island. ISBN 978-1-84840-639-1.