Edwin Wyndham-Quin, 3rd Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl
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Edwin Richard Wyndham-Quin, 3rd Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl KP (19 May 1812 – 6 October 1871) was a British Peer. He was styled Viscount Adare from 1824 to 1859.
The son of Windham Henry Quin, 2nd Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl, he succeeded to the Earldom on the death of his father in 1859.
He was educated at Eton and sat as the Conservative MP for Glamorganshire from the General Election in July 1837 to 1859. He was a convert to Roman Catholicism [1].
He married on August 18, 1836, Florence Augusta, the third daughter of Thomas Goold, Esq., a Master in the Irish Court of Chancery. They had at least eight children, two sons being still-born. The surviving issue of this marriage were:
- Windham Wyndham-Quin, 4th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl (1841–1926)
- Lady Caroline Adelaide Wyndham-Quin (May 15, 1838 – July 2, 1853)
- Lady Augusta Emily Wyndham-Quin (August 10, 1839 – February 11, 1877), married Sir Arthur Pendarves Vivian and had issue
- Lady Mary Frances Wyndham-Quin (November 25, 1844 – September 21, 1884), married Arthur Smith-Barry, 1st Baron Barrymore and had issue
- Lady Edith Wyndham-Quin (September 7, 1848 – 1885)
- Lady Emily Anna Wyndham-Quin (January 21, 1848 – 1940)
He married secondly, Anne, the daughter of Henry Lambert af Carnargh in the county of Wexford [1] and MP for that County from 1831 to 1835.
[edit] References
- Lodge, Edmund, Norroy King of Arms &c., The Peerage of the British Empire & Baronetage, 27th edition, London, 1858, p.203-4.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot Lewis Weston Dillwyn |
Member of Parliament for Glamorganshire with Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot 1837–1851 |
Succeeded by Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot Sir George Tyler |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by The Earl of Clare |
Lord Lieutenant of Limerick 1864–1871 |
Succeeded by William Monsell |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by Windham Quin |
Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl 1850–1871 |
Succeeded by Windham Wyndham-Quin |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baron Kenry 1866–1871 |
Succeeded by Windham Wyndham-Quin |
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