Richard Wingfield, 6th Viscount Powerscourt (18 January 1815 – 11 August 1844), was a British peer and Conservative Party politician.
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Powerscourt was the son of Richard Wingfield, 5th Viscount Powerscourt, and Frances Theodosia, daughter of Robert Jocelyn, 2nd Earl of Roden.[1]
Powerscourt succeeded his father in the viscountcy in 1823. However, as this was an Irish peerage it did not entitle him to a seat in the House of Lords. He was instead elected to the House of Commons for Bath in 1837, a seat he held until 1841.[2]
Lord Powerscourt married his first cousin Lady Elizabeth Frances Charlotte, daughter of Robert Jocelyn, 3rd Earl of Roden, in 1836. They had three sons.[3] He died in August 1844, aged 29,[4] and was succeeded in the viscountcy by his son, Mervyn. Lady Powerscourt married Frederick Stewart, 4th Marquess of Londonderry, in 1846.[5]
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Charles Palmer John Arthur Roebuck |
Member of Parliament for Bath 1837–1841 With: William Heald Ludlow Bruges |
Succeeded by Viscount Duncan John Arthur Roebuck |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by Richard Wingfield |
Viscount Powerscourt 1823–1844 |
Succeeded by Mervyn Wingfield |