Richard White, 1st Earl of Bantry (6 August 1767 – 2 May 1851) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and peer.
[2] He was the grandson of Richard White, who had made an immense fortune through his work as a lawyer, and the family owned extensive estates in County Cork.
In 1797, White led forces loyal to the Kingdom of Great Britain against a French invasion force, which had landed at Bantry Bay in order to support Irish rebels in the lead up to the Irish Rebellion of 1798.
[3] For his loyalty to The Crown, he was created Baron Bantry in the Peerage of Ireland on 24 March 1797.
He was also awarded a gold medal as a token of thanks from the City of Cork.