Windham Wyndham-Quin, 5th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl
Colonel Windham Henry Wyndham-Quin, 5th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl CB, DSO (7 February 1857 – 23 October 1952) was an Irish Peer, British Army officer and a Conservative Member of Parliament for South Glamorganshire 1895–1906.
Background
He was the son of Captain Hon. Windham Henry Wyndham-Quin (1829-1865), a younger son of Windham Quin, 2nd Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl, by his wife Caroline Tyler, daughter of Rear-Admiral Sir George Tyler. He succeeded to the Earldom on the death of his kinsman Windham Wyndham-Quin, 4th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl, who died in 1926 without male issue.
Military and political career
Wyndham-Quin was a Major in the 16th Lancers, and served in the First Boer War in 1881.[1]
He again served in South Africa in 1900, during the Second Boer War, when he raised and commanded the Glamorgan Imperial Yeomanry.[1] He was mentioned in despatches, received the Queen’s medal (3 clasps), and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in November 1900.[2] He was promoted to the honorary rank of Colonel 19 Oct 1901.[3]
In the 1895 general election he was elected Member of Parliament for South Glamorganshire, winning the seat for the Conservative Party. He was re-elected in 1900, but lost the seat in the 1906 general election.[1]
He served as High Sheriff of County Kilkenny for 1914.
Publications
- The Yeomanry Cavalry of Gloucester and Monmouth (1897)
- Sir Charles Tyler, GCB, Admiral of the White (1912)
- The Foxhound in County Limerick
Family
He married Lady Eva Constance Aline Bourke, daughter of Richard Southwell Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo. They had the following children:
- Richard Southwell Windham Robert Wyndham-Quin, 6th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl (1887–1965)
- Captain Hon. Valentine Maurice Wyndham-Quin (22 May 1890 – 1983), married Marjorie Pretyman in 1919 and had three daughters, including Marjorie Olein, wife of Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 6th Marquess of Salisbury, and Pamela, wife of John Wyndham, 6th Baron Leconfield
- Lady Olein Wyndham-Quin (5 March 1892 – 1969)
- Miss Kathleen Sybil Wyndham-Quin (1895–1907)
He died at Adare Manor and is buried at St. Nicholas' Church of Ireland in Adare, County Limerick, Ireland.
References
- 1 2 3 DUNRAVEN and MOUNT-EARL’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27359. p. 6306. 27 September 1901.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27366. p. 6785. 18 October 1901.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Arthur John Williams |
Member of Parliament for South Glamorganshire 1895–1906 |
Succeeded by William Brace |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by Windham Wyndham-Quin |
Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl 1926–1952 |
Succeeded by Richard Wyndham-Quin |