James Stopford, 2nd Earl of Courtown KP, PC, known as Viscount Stopford from 1762 to 1770, was an Anglo-Irish peer and Tory politician who sat in the British House of Commons between 1774 and 1793.
A portrait of his sons; Robert, Edward and James. (Samuel Shelley, 1774)
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The Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick is a dormant British order of chivalry associated with Ireland. The Order was created in 1783 by King George III at the request of the then Lord Lieutenant
James Stopford, 2nd Earl of Courtown
…James Stopford, 2nd Earl of Courtown KP, PC (Ire) (28 May 1731 – 30 March 1810), known as Viscount Stopford from 1762 to 1770, was an Anglo-Irish peer and Tory politician who sat in the British…
Insignia of a Knight of the Order of St. Patrick
Badge of the order of St Patrick
William Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley (Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1902–1905) wearing the Irish Crown Jewels as ex officio Grand Master of the Order of St Patrick.
Knight of the Order of Saint Patrick