Mervyn Wingfield, 7th Viscount Powerscourt
Mervyn Edward Wingfield, 7th Viscount Powerscourt KP PC (I) (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 historic Stratford Family.
On 26 April 1864, Wingfield married Lady Julia Coke, the daughter of Thomas Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester. They had five children:[1]
- Mervyn Richard 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]
References
- ↑ "thePeerage.com". Retrieved 2008-12-14.
- ↑ Rayment, Leigh. "Knights of the Order of St Patrick". Retrieved 2008-12-13.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25486. p. 3060. 3 July 1885.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Viscount Powerscourt
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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