He was shot dead in that calendar year. Lord Clarendon, alarmed at the variety of landlords getting shot and that this might signify insurrection, asked for special powers. After Clare, the worst spot for evictions was County Mayo, accounting for 10% of all evictions among 1849 and 1854. George Bingham, third Earl of Lucan, who owned about 60,000 acres (240 km2), was among the the worst evicting landlords.