Vesey Dawson, 2nd Earl of Dartrey

The Honourable
Vesey Dawson
Member of Parliament
for Monaghan
In office
24 July 1865 – 25 November 1868
Serving with Charles Powell Leslie
Preceded by Charles Powell Leslie
George Forster
Succeeded by Charles Powell Leslie
Sewallis Shirley
Personal details
Born 22 April 1842
Died 14 June 1920(1920-06-14) (aged 78)
Dartrey Castle, County Monaghan
Nationality Irish
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s)
Julia Georgiana Sarah Wombwell (m. 1882)
Children Three
Parents Richard Dawson
Augusta Stanley
Alma mater Eton College

The Honourable Vesey Dawson, 2nd Earl of Dartrey (22 April 1842 – 14 June 1920), known as Viscount Cremorne from 1866 to 1897,[1] was an Irish Liberal politician.[2][3]

Family and early life

Dawson was the eldest child of Richard Dawson, 1st Earl of Dartrey and Augusta Stanley, daughter of Edward Stanley and Laid Mary Maitland. Educated at Eton College, he later became a Captain and then Lieutenant-Colonel in the Coldstream Guards, retiring from the army in 1876.[3][4] In 1882, he married Julia Georgiana Sarah Wombwell, daughter of George Orby Wombwell and Lady Julia Sarah Alice Child-Villiers. Together, they had three children:[2][3]

  • Lady Edith Anne Dawson (1883–1974)
  • Lady Mara Augusta Dawson (1887–1961)
  • Richard George Dawson (1890–1894)

Political career

He was elected MP for Monaghan in 1865 but stood down at the next election in 1868.[5][2]

Peerage

Dawson succeeded to Viscount Cremorne in 1866, when his father was made of Earl of Dartrey, and then succeeded to that title on his father's death in 1897. Upon his death in 1920, he was succeeded by his brother Anthony Lucius Dawson, 3rd Earl of Dartrey.[2][3][6]

Other activities

Dawson was High Sheriff of Monaghan in 1878.[2][3] He owned around 25,000 acres of land and was a member of the Travellers' Club on Kildare Street in Dublin.[4]

Death

Dawson died at his home, Dartrey Castle in County Monaghan, after a long illness in 1920.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 3)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Dartrey, Earl of (UK, 1847 - 1933)". Cracroft's Peerage. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Vesey Dawson, 2nd Earl of Dartrey". The Peerage. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  4. 1 2 Dartrey,. ukwhoswho.com. Who's Who. 2007. A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  5. ↑ Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
  6. 1 2 Hicks, David (3 May 2014). "The Lost Castles of Monaghan". Retrieved 4 March 2018.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Charles Powell Leslie
George Forster		 Member of Parliament for Monaghan
1865 – 1868
With: Charles Powell Leslie		 Succeeded by
Charles Powell Leslie
Sewallis Shirley
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Richard Dawson		 Earl of Dartrey
1897–1920		 Succeeded by
Anthony Lucius Dawson
Preceded by
Richard Dawson		 Viscount Cremorne
1866–1897		 Succeeded by
Anthony Lucius Dawson


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