John Crichton, 4th Earl Erne
John Henry Crichton, 4th Earl Erne KP, PC (I) (16 October 1839 – 2 December 1914), styled Viscount Crichton from 1842 to 1885, was an Anglo-Irish peer and Conservative politician.
Erne was the son of John Crichton, 3rd Earl Erne, and Selina Griselda Beresford.
He was appointed High Sheriff of Donegal for 1867. He was then elected to the House of Commons for Enniskillen in 1868, a seat he held until 1880, and then represented Fermanagh from 1880 to 1885. Between 1876 to 1880 he served as a Lord of the Treasury in the Conservative administration of Benjamin Disraeli. In October 1885 he succeeded his father as fourth Earl Erne and entered the House of Lords, and served as Lord Lieutenant of County Fermanagh from 1885 to 1914. He was made a Knight of the Order of St Patrick in 1889 and was admitted to the Irish Privy Council in 1902.
Lord Erne married Lady Florence Mary Cole, daughter of William Willoughby Cole, 3rd Earl of Enniskillen, in 1870. He died in December 1914, aged 75, and was succeeded in his titles by his grandson John, his eldest son Major Henry William Crichton, Viscount Crichton, having predeceased him. His daughter Lady Mabel Crichton married Lord Hugh Grosvenor and was the mother of the 4th and 5th duke of Westminster.
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- www.thepeerage.com
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl Erne
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Hon. John Lowry Cole |
Member of Parliament for Enniskillen 1868–1880 |
Succeeded by Viscount Cole |
| Preceded by Hon. Henry Arthur Cole William Humphrys Archdale |
Member of Parliament for Fermanagh with William Humphrys Archdale 1880–1885 |
Constituency abolished |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by The Earl Erne |
Lord Lieutenant of Fermanagh 1885–1914 |
Succeeded by John Ernest Francis Collum |
| Non-profit organization positions | ||
| Preceded by Earl of Enniskillen |
Grand Master of the Orange Institution of Ireland 1886–1914 |
Succeeded by James Stronge |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by John Crichton |
Earl Erne 1885–1914 |
Succeeded by John Henry George Crichton |