▁father ▁in ▁the ▁marqu ess ate ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 1 ▁he ▁was ▁created ▁Baron ▁Ken lis , ▁of ▁Ken lis ▁in ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁Me ath , ▁in ▁the ▁Pe er age ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁which ▁entitled ▁him ▁to ▁an ▁automatic ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁( his ▁other ▁titles ▁being ▁in ▁the ▁Pe er age ▁of ▁Ireland ). ▁He ▁was ▁sw orn ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Priv y ▁Council ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Wh ig ▁administration ▁of ▁Lord ▁Melbourne ▁as ▁a ▁Lord - in - wait ing ▁( g overn ment ▁wh ip ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ) ▁from ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁to ▁ 1 8 4 1 . ▁Between ▁ 1 8 3 1 ▁and ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁Head fort ▁also ▁held ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁Lord ▁Lieutenant ▁of ▁Cav an . ▁He ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁Knight ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁St ▁Patrick ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 9 . ▁ ▁Lord ▁Head fort ▁first ▁married ▁Oliv ia , ▁daughter ▁of ▁John ▁Andrew ▁Stevens on , ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 2 . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁her ▁early ▁death ▁( at ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁ch ol era ) ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁July ▁ 1 8 3 4 , ▁she ▁left ▁her ▁husband ▁with ▁nine ▁children ▁to ▁m ourn ▁her ▁passing . ▁On ▁ 0 6 ▁May ▁ 1 8 5 3 , ▁he ▁married ▁Lady ▁Frances