New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-06
ANOTHER HOME RULE BARoNET.


Sir Walter Nugent. who has Just been elected
Member OF Parliament for South Westrneath
, the Home Rule ticket. is known "of Donore."
In order to distinguish him from the three other
Nugents in the baronetage. The Nugents OF
Donore. who constitute branch of that house OF
which the Earl Of Westmeath is the chief. be-
came extinct in the I1ale line at the end Of the
eighteenth century with the death OF Sir Peter
Nugent who left Donore and his other Westmeath
estates to his wife's nephew Captain Thomas F1tz-
gerald, of the royal navy. In accordance with his
uncles will. the captain assumed by royal license
on inheriting the property the name and the arms
Of Nugent. and his son. who married the daughter
and heiress OF sweetman, the millionaire brewer
OF Dublin. created a baronet Sir Walter is
his grandson. and has been In sympathy with the
Home Rule party for n considerable time past. He
served IN Lord Longfords yeomsnry in the South
African war. and when taken 10 task for II by
certain Home Rule leaders made such manly
defence OF his conduct that he received Immediately
a unanimous vote OF confidence He is unmarried
will be succeeded by his younger brother in the
baronetcy and estates, and is the second member
the baronetaEe sit in the House OF Com
a Home Ruler the other being Sir Thomas
Grattan Esmond.
Sir Walter. who prior 20 succeeding 10 the title
and estates spent number OF years in America
engaged in newspaper work, must not he con:ound
ed with Sir Edmund Nugent. OF Waddesdon. whose
baronetcy founded by Field Marshal Sir
George Nugent, married to Maria. daughter OF
Courtandt Skinner. Attorney General OF New Jer-
sey. Sir Edmund was formerly pdSsonatey roho
OF shooting, but has never touched a gun since he
accidentally destroyed one of the eyes OF Almeric
Paget son-in-law Of the late William c. Whitney
at shooting party at Brandon. He. TOO is very
rich being fortunate in this respect than Sir
Charles Nugent, who. besides being q baronet. is
likewise q count Of the Holy Roman Empire, the
latter being q dignity conferred upon Sir John
Nugent. who was an officer in the Austrian army
and a chamberlain Of Emperor Ferdinand OF Aus
tria-
through the death Of his elder brother. Sir Hugh,
who lost his life through shooting accident and
Sir Charless only son, Charles Hugh. who achieved
considerable fame a gentleman rider. killed
by fall from his horse steeplechase at Ostend
about four years ago. Sir Charles may be said TO
have been pursued by misfortune, for after having
been bankrupted he was on one occasion criminaly
tried charge Of obtaining credit from a hotel
keeper for $1,000 without warning him, IN accord
with the requirements OF the law, that he was
an undischarged bankrupt. During the OF
the proceedings II developed that If Sir Charles had
become bankrupt It was through becoming surety
for friend and through the subsequent abscond-
ing OF a with all Cir Cherles's which
had been realized to liquidate the obligation 1t
was likewise shown that when Sir Charles and
Lady Nugent found themselves entirely without
resources she took an engagement as Village
school teacher while Sir Charles entered domestic
service and became groom. The story OF their
rnistortunes and Of the efforts which they were
making TO get honest living led the presiding
Judge Sir William Grantham, TO let Sr Charles Off
with Il sentence OF two days imprisonment and
with unofficial words OF warm sympathy. Recently
Lady Nugent has come into possession OF small
,egaoy which has some what relieved her diff
cuties and those Of her husband
The fourth Nugent baronet is Sir John Nugent,
who was born as a member OF the house OF Hum
Bile, "A patronymic borne by all his ancestors. in
Guiding the first baronet OF the line. Sir John
Humble who received his title from King William
" In 1881 II is the present baronet who with the
consent Of the Crown exchanged his name Of Hum
bic for that OF NugeEt.