The Viscount Powerscourt | |
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 Portrait of Viscount Powerscourt from his catalog in 1903 | |
| Predecessor | Richard Wingfield |
| Successor | Mervyn Wingfield |
| Other titles | Baron Wingfield (UK) |
| Born | Mervyn Edward Wingfield (1836-10-13)13 October 1836 |
| Died | 5 June 1904(1904-06-05) (aged 67) London, England |
| Noble family | Wingfield family |
| Spouse | Lady Julia Coke |
| Issue | 5 children, includingMervyn Wingfield, 8th Viscount Powerscourt |
| Father | Richard Wingfield, 6th Viscount Powerscourt |
| Mother | Lady Elizabeth France Charlotte |
| Occupation | Peer, Military Officer, Art Collector |
Mervyn Edward Wingfield, 7th Viscount PowerscourtKP PC (Ire) (13 October 1836 – 5 June 1904) was an Irish peer. He becameViscount Powerscourt in 1844 on the death of his fatherRichard Wingfield, 6th Viscount Powerscourt. Through this Wingfield line he was a maternal descendant of theNobleHouse of Stratford. His mother was Lady Elizabeth Frances Charlotte, daughter ofRobert Jocelyn, 3rd Earl of Roden.
On 26 April 1864, Wingfield married Lady Julia Coke, the daughter ofThomas Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester. They had five children:[1]
He was commissioned as aLieutenant in the part-timeWicklow Militia on 26 November 1870, promoted toCaptain on 31 March 1871, and retired on 12 October 1871.[2]
Powerscourt was appointed a Knight of theOrder of St Patrick on 2 August 1871.[3] He was createdBaron Powerscourt in thePeerage of the United Kingdom in 1885, enabling him to sit in the House of Lords.[4]
He owned 53,000 acres with 40,000 of these in Wicklow and 11,000 in Wexford and the remainder in Dublin.[5]
Lord Powerscourt collected paintings as a hobby and published a catalog in 1903 calledA description and history of Powerscourt.[6] He sometimes included details about his purchases in his list.
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| Preceded by | Viscount Powerscourt 1844–1904 | Succeeded by |
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| New creation | Baron Powerscourt 1885–1904 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Representative peer for Ireland 1865–1904 | Succeeded by |
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