Blennerhassett baronets

The Blennerhassett Baronetcy of Blennerville in the County of Kerry, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.

It was created on 22 September 1809 for the Anglo-Irish lawyer Rowland Blennerhassett,[1][2] He was from a family originally from Cumberland, England, that settled in County Kerry during the reign of James I and represented County Kerry and Tralee in the Irish House of Commons.

The 2nd Baronet was High Sheriff of Kerry in 1823.

The 4th Baronet was a Liberal politician.

The heir apparent is the current baronet's only son Benjamin Casimir Marmaduke Blennerhassett (born 2015)[9] Rowland Ponsonby Blennerhassett, grandson of Rowland Blennerhassett, fourth son of the 1st Baronet, represented County Kerry in the House of Commons, elected in 1872.