Sir Richard Butler, 5th Baronet

Sir Richard Butler, 5th Baronet (1699 – 25 November 1771) was an Irish politician and baronet.

Early life He was the eldest son of James Butler and Frances ( Abney) Parker Butler. His mother was the widow of Sir John Parker, who lived at Fermoyle in County Longford.

His father was the second son of Sir Thomas Butler, 3rd Baronet and his mother was a daughter of Sir Edward Abney, MP for Leicester.

In 1732, he succeeded his uncle Pierce as baronet. Together, they had four sons and six daughters, including:

Judith Butler (1730–1775), who married Thomas Tennant, Jr. Sir Thomas Butler, 6th Baronet (1735–1772), MP for County Carlow and Portarlington who married Dorothea Bayly, only daughter of Very Rev. Edward Bayly, Archdeacon of Dublin. Jane Butler (1741–1802), who married Nicholas Trench, son of Richard Trench. William Butler of Broomville (1747–1789), who married Henrietta Nixon, daughter of Abraham Nixon.

Sir Richard died on 25 November 1771 and was succeeded by his eldest son Thomas.

Descendants His great-grandson, hereditary and absentee plantation owner Pierce Mease Butler, authorized The Great Slave Auction of 1859 to pay gambling debts.