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Anne Crofton, 1st Baroness Crofton

1751 – 1817

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Lived 1751 – 1817 (aged 66). Anne Crofton, 1st Baroness Crofton was a politician.

Anne Crofton, 1st Baroness Crofton (11 January 1751 – 12 August 1817) was an Irish suo jure peeress.

Biography Anne Crofton (née Croker) was the daughter of Thomas Croker of Blackwater, County Kildare and Anne Ryves, daughter and co-heiress of William Ryves of Upper Wood, County Kilkenny. William was a descendant of Sir William Ryves of Damory Court, Dorset who settled in Ireland about 1620 and became a judge of the Court of King's Bench (Ireland).

Crofton was the wife of Sir Edward Crofton, 2nd Baronet, Member of the Irish Parliament for Roscommon. Sir Edward had been offered a peerage shortly before his death on 30 September 1797. The honour was instead bestowed on his widow Anne, Lady Crofton, who on 1 December 1797 was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baroness Crofton.

Lady Crofton died in August 1817, aged 66, and was succeeded in the barony by her grandson Edward.

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Anne Croker, Baroness Crofton of Mote

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Irish noble (1751-1817)

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Anne Crofton, 1st Baroness Crofton was born on 11 January 1751.

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Anne Crofton, 1st Baroness Crofton died on 12 August 1817.

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Anne Crofton, 1st Baroness Crofton was a politician.

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· Wikipedia: Anne Crofton, 1st Baroness Crofton

· Wikidata: Q4768250

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