John Creighton, 1st Earl Erne

John Creighton, 1st Earl Erne PC (1731 – 15 December 1828), known as The Lord Erne between 1772 and 1781 and as The Viscount Erne between 1781 and 1789, was an Irish peer and politician.

Erne was the son of Abraham Creighton, 1st Baron Erne, and succeeded his father as second Baron in 1772. Between 1761 and 1773, he represented Lifford in the Irish House of Commons. In 1781 he was created Viscount Erne, of Crom Castle in the County of Fermanagh, and in 1789 he was further honoured when he was made Earl Erne, of Crom Castle in the County of Fermanagh. He sat from 1800 to 1828 as one of the 28 original Irish Representative peers in the British House of Lords.

Lord Erne married, firstly, Catherine Howard, daughter of the Right Reverend Robert Howard, in 1761. After her death in 1775 he married, secondly, Lady Mary Caroline Hervey, daughter of Frederick Augustus Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol, in 1776. He died in December 1828 and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son Abraham. His daughter by his 2nd wife, Caroline, married the 1st Baron Wharncliffe.

References

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
• www.thepeerage.com

Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by Abraham Creighton Thomas Montgomery	Member of Parliament for Lifford with Abraham Creighton 1761–1768 Abraham Creighton 1768-1773 1761–1773	Succeeded by Abraham Creighton James Cavendish
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by New creation	Earl Erne 1789–1828	Succeeded by Abraham Creighton
Preceded by Abraham Creighton	Baron Erne 1772–1828	Succeeded by Abraham Creighton