Francis Bernard, 1st Earl of Bandon

Francis Bernard, 1st Earl of Bandon (26 November 1755 – 26 November 1830) Subsequently, he represented Bandonbridge in the Irish House of Commons until 1790. and in 1795, he was further ennobled as Viscount Bandon, of Bandonbridge, in the County of Cork. On 29 August 1800, he was finally advanced to the dignities of Earl of Bandon and Viscount Bernard. Bernard was one of the twenty eight original Irish representative peers and sat in the House of Lords between from 1801 until his death in 1830.

On 12 February 1784, Bernard married Catherine Henrietta Boyle, only daughter of the 2nd Earl of Shannon and Catherine Ponsonby. He died aged 75 at Castle Bernard and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son James.