Short answers, pulled from the story.
Thomas Butler, 7th Earl of Ormond, was an Irish peer who lived from 1426 to the 3rd of August 1515. He was the third son of James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond, and rose to become one of the wealthiest men in the realm, known as The Wool Earl.
Thomas Butler and his brothers had been declared traitors under statutes passed at Westminster during the reign of Edward IV. Those statutes were abrogated in November 1485 by the first Parliament of Henry VII, restoring Thomas Butler's standing.
Thomas Butler was known as The Wool Earl because of his enormous wealth. He held major lands in the Irish counties of Kilkenny and Tipperary, further lands in north County Dublin, and 72 manors in England, making him one of the richest subjects in the realm.
Thomas Butler's daughter, Lady Margaret Butler, married Sir William Boleyn. Their son, Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, was the father of Queen Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second wife.
Thomas Butler was summoned to the English Parliament in November 1488 as a personal friend of Henry VII. He was also sworn of the Privy Council of England and appointed Lord Chamberlain to Catherine of Aragon in 1509, a post he held until 1512.
Thomas Butler died on the 3rd of August 1515 without a son to succeed him, so the barony created for him in 1488 fell into abeyance. The Earldom of Ormond passed to his distant cousin, Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond and 1st Earl of Ossory.