Mervyn Wingfield, 7th Viscount Powerscourt
Mervyn Edward Wingfield, 7th Viscount Powerscourt KP PC (Ire) (13 October 1836 – 5 June 1904) was an Irish peer. He became Viscount Powerscourt in 1844 on the death of his father Richard Wingfield, 6th Viscount Powerscourt. Through this Wingfield line he was a maternal descendant of the Noble House of Stratford. His mother was Lady Elizabeth Frances Charlotte, daughter of Robert Jocelyn, 3rd Earl of Roden.
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On 26 April 1864, Wingfield married Lady Julia Coke, the daughter of Thomas Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester. They had five children:[1]
- Mervyn Wingfield, 8th Viscount Powerscourt (1880–1947), a great-grandfather of Sarah, Duchess of York
- Maj.-Gen. Hon. Maurice Anthony Wingfield (21 June 1883 – 14 April 1956), married Sybil Frances Leyland and had issue. He was Lees Knowles Lecturer in 1924
- Hon. Olive Elizabeth Wingfield (6 November 1884 – May 1978), married Maj. William John Bates van de Weyer and had issue
- Hon. Clare Meriel Wingfield (5 June 1886–1969), married Arthur Chichester, 4th Baron Templemore
- Hon. Lilah Katherine Julia Wingfield (13 January 1888–1981), married Sir Clive Morrison-Bell, 1st Baronet
Powerscourt was appointed a Knight of the Order of St Patrick on 2 August 1871.[2] He was created Baron Powerscourt in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1885, enabling him to sit in the House of Lords.[3]
Art collection
Lord Powerscourt collected paintings as a hobby and published a catalog in 1903 called A description and history of Powerscourt.[4] He sometimes included details about his purchases in his list.
References
- "thePeerage.com". Retrieved 2008-12-14.
- Rayment, Leigh. "Knights of the Order of St Patrick". Archived from the original on 2019-03-01. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
- "No. 25486". The London Gazette. 3 July 1885. p. 3060.
- A description and history of Powerscourt, by Powerscourt, Mervyn Edward Wingfield, Viscount, 1903
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Viscount Powerscourt
Peerage of Ireland | ||
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Preceded by Richard Wingfield |
Viscount Powerscourt 1844–1904 |
Succeeded by Mervyn Richard Wingfield |
Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
New creation | Baron Powerscourt 1885–1904 |
Succeeded by Mervyn Richard Wingfield |