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'''John McClintock, 1st Baron Rathdonnell''' (26 August 1798&nbsp;– 17 May 1879), was an [[Irish Conservative Party|Irish Conservative]] peer and [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]].

==Biography==
He was the eldest son of [[John McClintock (1770–1855)|John McClintock]], an Irish magistrate for [[County Louth]], and formerly Serjeant at Arms in the [[Irish House of Commons]]. His mother was Jane, the only daughter of William Bunbury, Esq of Moyle. Jane was sister to [[Thomas Bunbury (MP)|Thomas Bunbury]], MP for [[County Carlow (UK Parliament constituency)|County Carlow]]. McClintock was appointed [[High Sheriff of Louth]] in 1840 and elected [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[County Louth (UK Parliament constituency)|County Louth]] in 1857, a seat he held until 1859. He later served as [[Lord Lieutenant of Louth|Lord Lieutenant of County Louth]] from 1867 until his death in 1879. On 21 December 1868 he was raised to the [[Peerage of Ireland]] as '''Baron Rathdonnell''', of Rathdonnell in the [[County of Donegal]], with remainder to the male issue of his deceased younger brother Captain [[William McClintock-Bunbury]].<ref>{{London Gazette |city=e |issue=7918 |date=8 January 1869 |page=37}}</ref> It was to be the second last title granted in the Irish peerage.

Lord Rathdonnell was married to Anne Lefroy, sister of Sir [[John Henry Lefroy]], and they lived between Drumcar, [[County Louth]], and their London house at 80 Chester Square. The marriage was childless. Rathdonnell was also an uncle of the Arctic explorer [[Francis Leopold McClintock|Sir Francis Leopold McClintock]]. Lord Rathdonnell died in May 1879, aged 80. He was succeeded in the Barony according to the special remainder by his nephew [[Thomas McClintock-Bunbury, 2nd Baron Rathdonnell|Thomas McClintock-Bunbury]], who notably served as [[Lord Lieutenant of Carlow|Lord Lieutenant of County Carlow]] and as President of the Royal Dublin Society.

==Arms==
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|image = [[File:Coronet of a British Baron.svg|centre|150px]] [[File:Rathdonnell Escutcheon.png|centre|200px]]
|escutcheon = Per pale Gules and Azure a chevron Ermine between three escallop shells Argent.
|crest = A lion passant Proper.
|supporters = Dexter a lion and sinister a leopard both Proper each gorged with a collar Ermine and each charged on the shoulder with an escallop Argent.
|motto = Virtute Et Labore<ref>{{cite book|title=Burke's Peerage |date=1878}}</ref>}}

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080504160606/http://www.lisnavagh.com/history.html A history of the McClintock family]
*{{Hansard-contribs | mr-john-mcclintock | John McClintock }}

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 | before  = [[Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue, 1st Baron Carlingford|Chichester Fortescue]]
 | before2 = [[Tristram Kennedy]]
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 | years  = 1857–1859
 | with   = [[Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue, 1st Baron Carlingford|Chichester Fortescue]]
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 | title  = [[Lord Lieutenant of Louth]]
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 | before = [[Patrick Bellew, 1st Baron Bellew|The Lord Bellew]]
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