Background
William was the second son of Richard Hare of Ennismore, County Kerry, and Catherine (also known as Margaret) daughter of Samuel Maylor.
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Career
An older brother John died unmarried in 1774. William was elected to the Irish House of Commons for Cork City in 1796, a seat he held only until 1797, and then represented Athy from 1798 until the Acting of Union in 1801. The latter year he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as on 31 July 1800 Baron Ennismore, in the County of Kerry.
On January 1816 he was created Viscount Ennismore and Listowel and on 5 February 1822 he was even further honoured when he was elevated to Earl of Listowelin County Kerry in the Peerage of Ireland.
Lord Listowel married, firstly, Mary, only daughter of Henry Wrixon of Ballygiblin, County Cork in 1772. Richard Lysaght, Viscount Ennismore (1773–1827) married Honorary
Catherine Dillon, eldest daughter of 1st Baron Clonbrock
William Henry (1782–1848) married on 17 July 1806 Charlotte, only daughter of Isaac Baugh, leaving issue. Margaret Anne (died 1835) married in 1799, the 1st Earl of Bantry
Mary (died 1841) married in 1803 Charles Morley Balders of Barsham, Norfolk
Louisa (died 1855) married in 1817 John Bushe, eldeest son of Chief Justice Bushe
Catherine (died 1864) married in 1808 Richard Maunsell (died 1819).
Lady Listowel died in 1859.
