Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 4th Earl of Donoughmore
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Richard John Hely-Hutchinson, 4th Earl of Donoughmore PC (4 April 1823 – 22 February 1866), styled Viscount Suirdale between 1832 and 1851, was a British
Conservative
politician.
, and the Hon. Margaret, daughter of Luke Gardiner, 1st Viscount Mountjoy
.
on the death of his father in 1851. He held office as Vice-President of the Board of Trade
and Paymaster General in Lord Derby
's second government, and was promoted to the actual presidency of the Board of Trade
in February 1859 on the resignation of J. W. Henley
over the abortive 1859 Reform Bill. He remained in this post until the government fell in June of the same year. In 1858 he was admitted to the Privy Council.
was a diplomat. Donoughmore died in February 1866, aged 42, and was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son, John
. The Countess of Donoughmore died in May 1890.
United Kingdom
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Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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politician.
Background
Donoughmore was the son of John Hely-Hutchinson, 3rd Earl of DonoughmoreJohn Hely-Hutchinson, 3rd Earl of Donoughmore
John Hely-Hutchinson, 3rd Earl of Donoughmore KP, PC was an Irish politician and peer.-Background:He was the son of the Hon. Francis Hely-Hutchinson .-Political career:He represented Tipperary in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom as a Whig...
, and the Hon. Margaret, daughter of Luke Gardiner, 1st Viscount Mountjoy
Luke Gardiner, 1st Viscount Mountjoy
Luke Gardiner, 1st Viscount Mountjoy PC was an Irish landowner and politician.He was the son of Charles Gardiner by his wife Florinda, daughter of Robert Norman. His sister Anne later became Countess of Clancarty. On 3 July 1773 he married Elizabeth, daughter of William Montgomery, an MP for...
.
Political career
Donoughmore entered the House of LordsHouse of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
on the death of his father in 1851. He held office as Vice-President of the Board of Trade
Vice-President of the Board of Trade
The office of Vice-President of the Board of Trade was a junior ministerial position in the government of the United Kingdom. The office was created in 1786 and abolished in 1867. From 1848 onwards the office was held concurrently with that of Paymaster-General...
and Paymaster General in Lord Derby
Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, KG, PC was an English statesman, three times Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and to date the longest serving leader of the Conservative Party. He was known before 1834 as Edward Stanley, and from 1834 to 1851 as Lord Stanley...
's second government, and was promoted to the actual presidency of the Board of Trade
Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills is a cabinet position in the United Kingdom government. Its secondary title is the President of the Board of Trade...
in February 1859 on the resignation of J. W. Henley
Joseph Warner Henley
Joseph Warner Henley PC, DL, JP , often simply J. W. Henley, was a British Conservative politician, best known for serving in the protectionist governments of Lord Derby in the 1850s.-Political career:...
over the abortive 1859 Reform Bill. He remained in this post until the government fell in June of the same year. In 1858 he was admitted to the Privy Council.
Family
Lord Donoughmore married Thomasina Jocelyn, daughter of Walter Steele, in 1847. Their fifth son the Hon. Sir Walter Hely-HutchinsonWalter Hely-Hutchinson
Sir Walter Francis Hely-Hutchinson GCMG was an Anglo-Irish diplomat and colonial administrator.-Biography:He was the son of Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 4th Earl of Donoughmore, He attended the University of Cambridge....
was a diplomat. Donoughmore died in February 1866, aged 42, and was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son, John
John Hely-Hutchinson, 5th Earl of Donoughmore
John Luke George Hely-Hutchinson, 5th Earl of Donoughmore KCMG, JP, DL , styled Viscount Suirdale between 1851 and 1866, was an Irish peer....
. The Countess of Donoughmore died in May 1890.