Francis Needham, 4th Earl of Kilmorey
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Francis Charles Adelbert Henry Needham, 4th Earl of Kilmorey PC OBE (26 November 1883-11 January 1961), known as Viscount Newry from 1883 to 1915, was an Anglo-Irish peer.
Kilmorey was the eldest son of Francis Needham, 3rd Earl of Kilmorey, and Ellen Constance Black. He was a Captain in the 1st Life Guards and also served as High Sheriff of County Down in 1913, as Lord Lieutenant of County Down from 1949 to 1959 and as Vice-Admiral of Ulster from 1937 to 1961. From 1916 until his death Kilmorey sat in the House of Lords as an Irish Representative Peer, becoming the last surviving Irish representative Peer. In 1936 he was admitted to the Privy Council of Northern Ireland.
Lord Kilmorey married Lady Norah Frances Hastings, daughter of Warner Francis John Plantagenet Hastings, 15th Earl of Huntingdon, in 1920. He died in January 1961, aged 77, and was succeeded in his titles by his nephew Francis.
| Honorary Titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Lord Lieutenant of County Down 1949–1959 |
Succeeded by Sir Roland Nugent |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by Francis Charles Needham |
Earl of Kilmorey 1915–1961 |
Succeeded by Francis Jack Richard Patrick Needham |
[edit] References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- www.thepeerage.com
