Editing Baron Congleton

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'''Baron Congleton''', of [[Congleton]] in the County Palatine of [[Chester]], is a title in the [[Peerage of the United Kingdom]]. It was created in 1841 for the [[Whig Party (UK)|Whig]] politician, former [[Secretary at War]], and [[Paymaster of the Forces]] [[Henry Parnell, 1st Baron Congleton|Sir Henry Parnell, 4th Baronet]]. His eldest son, the second baron, devoted his life to religious work and was an early member of the [[Plymouth Brethren]]. The latter was succeeded by his younger brother, the third baron. He served in the [[Royal Navy]] and fought at the [[Battle of Navarino]] in 1827. His eldest surviving son, the fourth baron, was a major general in the [[British Army]] and served in the [[Crimean War]] and the [[Anglo-Zulu War]]. The latter's eldest son, the fifth baron, was killed in action in [[Ypres Salient]] during the [[First World War]] and was succeeded by his younger brother, the sixth baron. {{As of|2015}}, the titles are held by the latter's grandson, the ninth baron, who succeeded his father in 2015.

The '''Parnell Baronetcy''' of Rathleague in the Queen's County was created in the [[Baronetage of Ireland]] on 3 November 1766 for the first baron's grandfather, [[Sir John Parnell, 1st Baronet|John Parnell]]. He represented [[Maryborough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Maryborough]] in the Irish Parliament. His son, the second baron, sat as a Member of the [[Irish House of Commons]] for [[Queen's County (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Queen's County]] and served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in Ireland. His younger son was the aforementioned fourth baronet, who was raised to the peerage in 1841.

Another member of the Parnell family was [[Charles Stewart Parnell]]. He was a grandson of William Parnell-Hayres, third son of the second baronet.

==Parnell baronets, of Rathleague (1766)==
*[[Sir John Parnell, 1st Baronet]] (c. 1720–1782)
*[[Sir John Parnell, 2nd Baronet]] (1744–1801)
*Sir John Augustus Parnell, 3rd Baronet (1775–1812)
*[[Henry Parnell, 1st Baron Congleton|Sir Henry Brooke Parnell, 4th Baronet]] (1776–1842) (created '''Baron Congleton''' in 1841)

==Barons Congleton (1841)==
[[File:Blazon of Barons Congleton (1841).svg|thumb|Escutcheon of the Barons Congleton]]
*[[Henry Parnell, 1st Baron Congleton|Henry Brooke Parnell, 1st Baron Congleton]] (1776–1842)
*[[John Parnell, 2nd Baron Congleton|John Vesey Parnell, 2nd Baron Congleton]] (1805–1883)
*[[Henry William Parnell, 3rd Baron Congleton]] (1809–1896)
*[[Henry Parnell, 4th Baron Congleton]] (1839–1906)
*[[Henry Parnell, 5th Baron Congleton|Henry Bligh Fortescue Parnell, 5th Baron Congleton]] (1890–1914)
*[[John Brooke Molesworth Parnell, 6th Baron Congleton]] (1892–1932)
*[[William Jared Parnell, 7th Baron Congleton]] (1925–1967)
*[[Christopher Patrick Parnell, 8th Baron Congleton]] (1930–2015<ref>[http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/197474/congleton Telegraph Announcements] Retrieved 14 December 2015</ref>)
*[[John Patrick Christian Parnell, 9th Baron Congleton]] (born 1959)
[[File:Zillebeke Churchyard CWGC 2461017201 Congleton.jpg|thumb|Grave of the 5th Baron Congleton in [[Zillebeke Churchyard Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery|Zillebeke Churchyard CWGC Cemetery]], Belgium]]
The [[heir apparent]] is the present holder's eldest son, the Hon. Christopher John Edward Parnell (born 1987).

==References==
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===Attribution===
*{{cite book |last=Hesilrige |first=Arthur G. M. |date=1921| title=Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy| url=https://archive.org/details/debrettspeeraget00unse/page/231 | location=London |publisher=[[Dean & Son]]|page=231}}
*{{cite book |last=Kidd |first=Charles |date=1903 |title=Debrett's peerage, baronetage, knightage, and companionage |url=https://archive.org/details/b24883797/page/252 |location=London |publisher=[[Dean & Son]]| page=252}}
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