Hamilton Cuffe, 5th Earl of Desart

Hamilton John Agmondesham Cuffe, 5th Earl of Desart, KP, KCB, PC (30 August 1848 – 4 November 1934) was an Irish peer and barrister.

The Right Honourable
The Earl of Desart
KP KCB PC
"Public Prosecutions"
The Earl of Desart as caricatured by Spy (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, January 1902.
Lord Lieutenant of Kilkenny
In office
1920–1922
Preceded byThe Marquess of Ormonde
Succeeded byPost abolished
HM Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor
In office
1894–1909
Preceded bySir Augustus Stephenson
Succeeded bySir John Mellor, Bt.
Director of Public Prosecutions
In office
1894–1908
Preceded bySir Augustus Stephenson
Succeeded bySir Charles Mathews, Bt.
Personal details
Born30 August 1848 (1848-08-30)
Richmond, Surrey
Died4 November 1934 (1934-11-05) (aged 86)
Marylebone, London
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Lady Margaret Joan Lascelles
(m. 1876; died 1927)
ChildrenLady Joan Elizabeth Cuffe
Lady Sybil Marjorie Cuffe
Parent(s)John Cuffe, 3rd Earl of Desart
Lady Elizabeth Campbell
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