Lionel Tollemache, 5th Earl of Dysart
Lionel Tollemache, 5th Earl of Dysart (August 1734 – 20 February 1799) was a Scottish nobleman, styled Lord Huntingtower from 1727 to 1770.
Lord Huntingtower received no settlement from his father at his majority, and, feeling he owed him nothing, married without his knowledge or consent. The bride was Charlotte, daughter of Sir Edward Walpole, whom he married on 2 October 1760. Charlotte's uncle Horace Walpole called Huntingtower "a very handsome person". He succeeded to the earldom a decade later.
Charlotte died at Ham House on 5 September 1789. Dysart remarried, on 19 April 1791, to Magdalene Lewis, sister of his brother Wilbraham's wife. He had no children by either wife, and upon his death at Ham House in 1799 was succeeded by his brother Wilbraham.
References
- This article incorporates text from The Scots Peerage (1904-1914), a publication now in the public domain.
- Letters of Horace Walpole, 2 October 1760
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Lionel Tollemache |
Earl of Dysart 1770–1799 |
Succeeded by Wilbraham Tollemache |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| Preceded by Lionel Tollemache |
Baronet (of Helmingham) 1770–1799 |
Succeeded by Wilbraham Tollemache |