Earl of Ely

Earl of Ely is a title that has been created three times in the Peerage of Ireland for members of the Loftus family.

In 1756 he was further honoured when he was made Viscount Loftus, of Ely in the County of Wicklow.

The earldom became extinct on his early death in 1769 while he was succeeded in the barony and viscountcy by his uncle, Henry, the fourth Viscount.

He represented Bannow and County Wexford in the Irish House of Commons.

In 1771 the earldom was revived when he was created Earl of Ely in the Peerage of Ireland.