ne p hew ▁of ▁another ▁Henry ▁Con y ng ham , ▁ 1 st ▁Earl ▁Con y ng ham , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁a ▁family ▁of ▁Scottish ▁descent ▁which ▁had ▁settled ▁during ▁the ▁Plant ation ▁of ▁Ul ster ▁in ▁County ▁Don eg al ▁in ▁Ireland ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 7 th ▁century . ▁The ▁' found er ' ▁of ▁the ▁dynast y ▁in ▁Ireland ▁was ▁The ▁Very ▁Rev . ▁Dr . ▁Alexander ▁Con y ng ham , ▁Dean ▁of ▁Rap ho e . ▁The ▁earlier ▁Henry ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁Irish ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁and ▁the ▁British ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁Vice - Ad mir al ▁of ▁Ul ster ▁and ▁as ▁Governor ▁of ▁the ▁count ies ▁of ▁Don eg al ▁and ▁London der ry . ▁In ▁ 1 7 5 3 ▁he ▁was ▁raised ▁to ▁the ▁Pe er age ▁of ▁Ireland ▁as ▁Baron ▁Con y ng ham , ▁of ▁Mount ▁Charles ▁in ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁Don eg al , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 6 ▁he ▁was ▁created ▁Vis count ▁Con y ng ham , ▁in ▁Ireland , ▁also ▁in ▁the ▁Pe er age ▁of ▁Ireland . ▁In ▁ 1 7 8 1 ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁Baron ▁Con y ng ham , ▁of ▁Mount ▁Charles ▁in ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁Don eg al , ▁with ▁remainder ▁to ▁his ▁nep hew ▁Francis ▁Bur ton , ▁and ▁Earl ▁Con y ng ham , ▁of ▁Mount ▁Charles ▁in ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁Don eg al , ▁which ▁like ▁the ▁cre ations ▁of