Edwin Wyndham-Quin, 3rd Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl
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Edwin Richard Wyndham-Quin, 3rd Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl KP, FRS (19 May 1812 – 6 October 1871) was a British
Peer. He was styled Viscount Adare from 1824 to 1850.
The son of Windham Henry Quin, 2nd Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl
, he succeeded to the Earldom on the death of his father in 1850.
He was educated at Eton
and at Trinity College, Dublin
, Wyndham-Quin, graduating B.A. at in the spring of 1833.
He sat as the Conservative MP
for Glamorganshire
from the General Election in July 1837
to 1851.
He converted to Roman Catholicism in 1855.
, and first Baron Kenry of the United Kingdom (1812–1871), born 19 May 1812, in London, was only son of Windham Henry, second earl. His grandfather, Valentine Richard Quin (1752–1824), as a staunch supporter of the union, was recommended by Lord Cornwallis for a peerage, with the title of Baron Adare (31 July 1800) (Cornwallis Correspondence, ed. Ross, iii. 25). He was further created Viscount Mount-Earl on 6 Feb. 1816, and Earl of Dunraven on 5 Feb. 1822.
The third earl's father, Windham Henry Quin, second earl of Dunraven (1782–1850), assumed in 1815 the additional name of Wyndham in right of his wife. He represented Limerick county in the imperial parliament from 1806 to 1820, and was a representative peer of Ireland from 1839 till his death.
His wife, Caroline, daughter and heiress of Thomas Wyndham of Dunraven Castle, Glamorganshire, inherited from her father property in Gloucestershire, as well as the Wyndham estate in Glamorganshire; she survived till 26 May 1870.
in parliament in the conservative interest from 1837 to 1851. While in the House of Commons he became a supporter of Catholicism. His political activity largely aimed at safeguarding religious education in Ireland (Hansard, 3rd ser. lxxx. 1142–3). He became subsequently one of the commissioners of education in Ireland. He succeeded his father as third earl in the Irish peerage in 1850, and retired from the House of Commons next year.
On 12 March 1866 he was named a knight of St. Patrick
, and on 12 June of the same year was created a peer of the United Kingdom, with the title of Baron Kenry of Kenry, co. Limerick. He acted as lord lieutenant
of co. Limerick from 1864 till his death.
in the Dublin observatory, and acquired a thorough knowledge both of the practical and theoretical sides of the science. He investigated the phenomena of spiritualism
, and convinced himself of their genuineness. His son, later, the fourth earl
, prepared for him minute reports of séance
s which Daniel Dunglas Home
conducted with his aid in 1867–8. The reports were privately printed as Experiences in Spiritualism with Mr. D. D. Home, with a lucid introduction by Dunraven.
Dunraven's chief interest was in archaeology. He was associated with George Petrie, Stokes, and other Irish archæologists in the foundation of the Irish Archaeological Society in 1840, and of the Celtic Society in 1845. In 1849 and 1869 he presided over the meetings of the Cambrian Society held at Cardiff and Bridgend, and in 1871 was president of a section of the Royal Archæological Institute. In 1862 he accompanied Montalembert
on a tour in Scotland, and five years later travelled in France and Italy, with the view of making a special study of campanile
s. But Irish archæology mainly occupied him. He is said to have visited every barony in Ireland, and nearly every island off the coast. He was usually attended by a photographer, and Dr. William Stokes and Miss Margaret Stokes
were often in his company.
The chief results of his labours, which were designed as a continuation of those of Petrie, his intimate friend, were embodied in Notes on Irish Architecture, two sumptuous folios published after his death, under the editorship of Margaret Stokes, with a preface by the fourth Earl of Dunraven, and notes by Petrie and Reeves. The work was illustrated by 161 wood engravings, from drawings by G. Petrie, W. F. Wakeman
, Gordon Hills, Margaret Stokes, Lord Dunraven, and others, besides 125 fine plates. The first part dealt with stone buildings with and without cement, and the second part with belfries and Irish Romanesque.
In 1865 Dunraven compiled, as an appendix to his mother's Memorials of Adare, a minute and exhaustive treatise on architectural remains in the neighbourhood of Adare. Part of this, treating of the round tower and church of Dysart, was reprinted in vol. ii. of the ‘Notes.’ Many of these half-ruined buildings were, by Dunraven's munificence, made available for religious purposes. He also contributed some valuable papers to the Royal Irish Academy.
He was elected Fellow of the Royal Archaeological Institute
in 1831, Fellow of the Society of Arts in 1836, Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
in 1837, and on 10 April 1834 became Fellow of the Royal Society.
Montalembert dedicated to him a volume of his Monks of the West.
Dunraven died at the Imperial Hotel, Great Malvern, on 6 October 1871, and was buried at Adare on the 14th of October.
He was a man of quick perceptions and great power of application, a zealous Roman Catholic, and a highly popular landlord.
The surviving issue of this marriage were:
Secondly, 27 January 1870, to Anne, daughter of Henry Lambert, esq., of Carnagh, Wexford, who, after his death, married Hedworth Jolliffe, 2nd Baron Hylton
.
A portrait of his first wife, who died 22 Nov. 1866, was painted by Hayter, and engraved by Holl. Her son, the fourth earl, under-secretary for the colonies in 1885–6 and again in 1886–7, proved an active Irish politician and yachtsman.
There are at Adare Manor portraits of the first Earl of Dunraven by Batoni, and of the third earl and countess by T. Philipps, as well as busts of the first and second earls.
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Peer. He was styled Viscount Adare from 1824 to 1850.
The son of Windham Henry Quin, 2nd Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl
Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl
Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 5 February 1822 for Valentine Quin, 1st Viscount Mount-Earl. Quin was created a Baronet, of Adare in County Limerick, in the Baronetage of Ireland, in 1781, Baron Adare in 1800 and Viscount Mount-Earl in 1816...
, he succeeded to the Earldom on the death of his father in 1850.
He was educated at Eton
Eton College
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and at Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin
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, Wyndham-Quin, graduating B.A. at in the spring of 1833.
He sat as the Conservative MP
Member of Parliament
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for Glamorganshire
Glamorganshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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from the General Election in July 1837
United Kingdom general election, 1837
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to 1851.
He converted to Roman Catholicism in 1855.
Peerage
The third Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl in the peerage of IrelandPeerage of Ireland
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, and first Baron Kenry of the United Kingdom (1812–1871), born 19 May 1812, in London, was only son of Windham Henry, second earl. His grandfather, Valentine Richard Quin (1752–1824), as a staunch supporter of the union, was recommended by Lord Cornwallis for a peerage, with the title of Baron Adare (31 July 1800) (Cornwallis Correspondence, ed. Ross, iii. 25). He was further created Viscount Mount-Earl on 6 Feb. 1816, and Earl of Dunraven on 5 Feb. 1822.
The third earl's father, Windham Henry Quin, second earl of Dunraven (1782–1850), assumed in 1815 the additional name of Wyndham in right of his wife. He represented Limerick county in the imperial parliament from 1806 to 1820, and was a representative peer of Ireland from 1839 till his death.
His wife, Caroline, daughter and heiress of Thomas Wyndham of Dunraven Castle, Glamorganshire, inherited from her father property in Gloucestershire, as well as the Wyndham estate in Glamorganshire; she survived till 26 May 1870.
Parliamentary and public service
As Viscount Adare, he represented GlamorganshireGlamorganshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Glamorganshire was a parliamentary constituency in Wales, returning two Members of Parliament to the British House of Commons. The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 divided it into five new constituencies: East Glamorganshire, South Glamorganshire, Mid Glamorganshire, Gower and Rhondda.- MPs...
in parliament in the conservative interest from 1837 to 1851. While in the House of Commons he became a supporter of Catholicism. His political activity largely aimed at safeguarding religious education in Ireland (Hansard, 3rd ser. lxxx. 1142–3). He became subsequently one of the commissioners of education in Ireland. He succeeded his father as third earl in the Irish peerage in 1850, and retired from the House of Commons next year.
On 12 March 1866 he was named a knight of St. Patrick
Order of St. Patrick
The Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick is a British order of chivalry associated with Ireland. The Order was created in 1783 by George III. The regular creation of knights of Saint Patrick lasted until 1921, when most of Ireland became independent as the Irish Free State...
, and on 12 June of the same year was created a peer of the United Kingdom, with the title of Baron Kenry of Kenry, co. Limerick. He acted as lord lieutenant
Lord Lieutenant of Limerick
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of co. Limerick from 1864 till his death.
Learned activities
Dunraven was deeply interested in intellectual pursuits. For three years he studied astronomy under William Rowan HamiltonWilliam Rowan Hamilton
Sir William Rowan Hamilton was an Irish physicist, astronomer, and mathematician, who made important contributions to classical mechanics, optics, and algebra. His studies of mechanical and optical systems led him to discover new mathematical concepts and techniques...
in the Dublin observatory, and acquired a thorough knowledge both of the practical and theoretical sides of the science. He investigated the phenomena of spiritualism
Spiritualism
Spiritualism is a belief system or religion, postulating the belief that spirits of the dead residing in the spirit world have both the ability and the inclination to communicate with the living...
, and convinced himself of their genuineness. His son, later, the fourth earl
Windham Wyndham-Quin, 4th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl
Windham Thomas Wyndham-Quin, 4th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl KP PC , styled Viscount Adare between 1850 and 1871, was an Irish journalist, landowner, entrepreneur, sportsman and Conservative politician. He served as Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies under Lord Salisbury from 1885 to...
, prepared for him minute reports of séance
Séance
A séance is an attempt to communicate with spirits. The word "séance" comes from the French word for "seat," "session" or "sitting," from the Old French "seoir," "to sit." In French, the word's meaning is quite general: one may, for example, speak of "une séance de cinéma"...
s which Daniel Dunglas Home
Daniel Dunglas Home
Daniel Dunglas Home was a Scottish physical medium with the reported ability to levitate to a variety of heights, speak with the dead, and to produce rapping and knocks in houses at will. His biographer Peter Lamont opines that he was one of the most famous men of his era...
conducted with his aid in 1867–8. The reports were privately printed as Experiences in Spiritualism with Mr. D. D. Home, with a lucid introduction by Dunraven.
Dunraven's chief interest was in archaeology. He was associated with George Petrie, Stokes, and other Irish archæologists in the foundation of the Irish Archaeological Society in 1840, and of the Celtic Society in 1845. In 1849 and 1869 he presided over the meetings of the Cambrian Society held at Cardiff and Bridgend, and in 1871 was president of a section of the Royal Archæological Institute. In 1862 he accompanied Montalembert
Charles Forbes René de Montalembert
Charles Forbes René de Montalembert was a French publicist and historian.-Family history:He belonged to a family of Angoumois, which could trace its descent back to the 13th century. Charters carry the history of the house two centuries further...
on a tour in Scotland, and five years later travelled in France and Italy, with the view of making a special study of campanile
Campanile
Campanile is an Italian word meaning "bell tower" . The term applies to bell towers which are either part of a larger building or free-standing, although in American English, the latter meaning has become prevalent.The most famous campanile is probably the Leaning Tower of Pisa...
s. But Irish archæology mainly occupied him. He is said to have visited every barony in Ireland, and nearly every island off the coast. He was usually attended by a photographer, and Dr. William Stokes and Miss Margaret Stokes
Margaret Stokes
Margaret McNair Stokes was an Irish antiquarian noted for her illustrations.Born in Dublin, she was the daughter of Sir William Stokes and his wife Mary . One brother, Whitley Stokes, was a leading Celticist, a second, William, followed their father into medicine and was a leading surgeon...
were often in his company.
The chief results of his labours, which were designed as a continuation of those of Petrie, his intimate friend, were embodied in Notes on Irish Architecture, two sumptuous folios published after his death, under the editorship of Margaret Stokes, with a preface by the fourth Earl of Dunraven, and notes by Petrie and Reeves. The work was illustrated by 161 wood engravings, from drawings by G. Petrie, W. F. Wakeman
William Frederick Wakeman
William Frederick Wakeman was an Irish archaeologist, initially producing works as an artist and then as an author.-Life:W. F. Wakeman was born in Dublin, 1822. His father was a publisher. A student of George Petrie, Wakeman produced sketches of land features and antiquities while employed by the...
, Gordon Hills, Margaret Stokes, Lord Dunraven, and others, besides 125 fine plates. The first part dealt with stone buildings with and without cement, and the second part with belfries and Irish Romanesque.
In 1865 Dunraven compiled, as an appendix to his mother's Memorials of Adare, a minute and exhaustive treatise on architectural remains in the neighbourhood of Adare. Part of this, treating of the round tower and church of Dysart, was reprinted in vol. ii. of the ‘Notes.’ Many of these half-ruined buildings were, by Dunraven's munificence, made available for religious purposes. He also contributed some valuable papers to the Royal Irish Academy.
He was elected Fellow of the Royal Archaeological Institute
Royal Archaeological Institute
The Royal Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland is a learned society, established in 1844, primarily devoted to the publication of the Archaeological Journal, a production of archaeological news that has been in print since 1844....
in 1831, Fellow of the Society of Arts in 1836, Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
Royal Geographical Society
The Royal Geographical Society is a British learned society founded in 1830 for the advancement of geographical sciences...
in 1837, and on 10 April 1834 became Fellow of the Royal Society.
Montalembert dedicated to him a volume of his Monks of the West.
Dunraven died at the Imperial Hotel, Great Malvern, on 6 October 1871, and was buried at Adare on the 14th of October.
He was a man of quick perceptions and great power of application, a zealous Roman Catholic, and a highly popular landlord.
Marriages and family
He married on 18 August 1836, Florence Augusta, the third daughter of Thomas Goold, Esq., a Master in the Irish Court of Chancery. They had at least eight children, two sons being still-born. His first wife died in 1866.The surviving issue of this marriage were:
- Windham Wyndham-Quin, 4th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-EarlWindham Wyndham-Quin, 4th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-EarlWindham Thomas Wyndham-Quin, 4th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl KP PC , styled Viscount Adare between 1850 and 1871, was an Irish journalist, landowner, entrepreneur, sportsman and Conservative politician. He served as Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies under Lord Salisbury from 1885 to...
(1841–1926) - Lady Caroline Adelaide Wyndham-Quin (15 May 1838 – 2 July 1853)
- Lady Augusta Emily Wyndham-Quin (10 August 1839 – 11 February 1877), married Sir Arthur Pendarves Vivian and had issue
- Lady Mary Frances Wyndham-Quin (25 November 1844 – 21 September 1884), married Arthur Smith-Barry, 1st Baron BarrymoreArthur Smith-Barry, 1st Baron BarrymoreArthur Hugh Smith-Barry, 1st Baron Barrymore PC was an Anglo-Irish Conservative politician.-Background and education:...
and had issue - Lady Edith Wyndham-Quin (7 September 1848–1885)
- Lady Emily Anna Wyndham-Quin (21 January 1848–1940)
Secondly, 27 January 1870, to Anne, daughter of Henry Lambert, esq., of Carnagh, Wexford, who, after his death, married Hedworth Jolliffe, 2nd Baron Hylton
Hedworth Jolliffe, 2nd Baron Hylton
Hedworth Hylton Jolliffe, 2nd Baron Hylton , was a British peer and Conservative Member of Parliament.-Birth and education:Hylton was the second son of William George Hylton Jolliffe, 1st Baron Hylton, and Eleanor Paget...
.
A portrait of his first wife, who died 22 Nov. 1866, was painted by Hayter, and engraved by Holl. Her son, the fourth earl, under-secretary for the colonies in 1885–6 and again in 1886–7, proved an active Irish politician and yachtsman.
There are at Adare Manor portraits of the first Earl of Dunraven by Batoni, and of the third earl and countess by T. Philipps, as well as busts of the first and second earls.
Sources
- Lodge, Edmund, Norroy King of Arms &c., The Peerage of the British Empire & Baronetage, 27th edition, London, 1858, p. 203-4.
- ODNB article by G. Le G. Norgate, ‘Quin, Edwin Richard Windham Wyndham-, third earl of Dunraven and Mount Earl (1812–1871)’, rev. Michael Herity, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 ;online edn, Jan 2008 accessed 11 Oct 2010
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