Mervyn Wingfield, 7th Viscount Powerscourt
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Mervyn 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
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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:
Powerscourt was appointed a Knight of the Order of St Patrick on 2 August 1871.
Privy Council of Ireland
The Privy Council of Ireland was an institution of the Kingdom of Ireland until 31 December 1800 and of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1801-1922...
(13 October 1836 – 5 June 1904) was an Irish peer. He became Viscount Powerscourt
Viscount Powerscourt
Viscount Powerscourt is a title that has been created three times in the Peerage of Ireland, each time for members of the Wingfield family. It was created first in 1618 for the Chief Governor of Ireland, Richard Wingfield. However, this creation became extinct on his death in 1634. It was created a...
in 1844 on the death of his father Richard Wingfield, 6th Viscount Powerscourt
Richard Wingfield, 6th Viscount Powerscourt
Richard Wingfield, 6th Viscount Powerscourt , was a British peer and Conservative Party politician.-Background:...
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On 26 April 1864, Wingfield married Lady Julia Coke, the daughter of Thomas Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester
Thomas Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester
Thomas William Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester KG , known as Viscount Coke from 1837 to 1842, was a British peer....
. They had five children:
- Mervyn Richard Wingfield, 8th Viscount Powerscourt (1880–1947)
- Maj.-Gen. Hon. Maurice Anthony Wingfield (21 June 1883 – 14 April 1956), married Sybil Frances Leyland and had issue, Lees Knowles Lecturer in 1924
- Hon. Olive Elizabeth Wingfield (6 November 1884 – ?), married Maj. William John van de Weyer and had issue
- Hon. Clare Meriel Wingfield (5 June 1886 – 1969), married Arthur Chichester, 4th Baron TemplemoreArthur Chichester, 4th Baron TemplemoreArthur Claud Spencer Chichester, 4th Baron Templemore, KCVO, OBE, DSO - was a British soldier and politician...
- 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.