Henry Westenra, 4th Baron Rossmore
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Henry Cairns Westenra, 4th Baron Rossmore
of Monaghan
(14 November 1851 – 28 March 1874) was an Anglo-Irish
soldier and peer
who was briefly a member of the House of Lords
before his death at the age of 22 in a riding accident.
(1792–1860), by his second marriage to Josephine Julia Helen Lloyd, the daughter of Henry Lloyd of County Tipperary and of Harriet Amelia Carden, Rossmore was born in 1851. He had two sisters and three brothers: Frances Kathleen (died 1925), Norah Josephine Harcourt (died 1934), Derrick Westenra, 5th Baron Rossmore
(1853-1921), Richard Hamilton (1854-1880), and Peter Craven (1855-1932).
On 1 December 1860, when he was only nine, his father died and he succeeded to the titles of Baron Rossmore
in the peerage of Ireland
and Baron Rossmore in the peerage of the United Kingdom
, the second giving him a seat in the House of Lords
as soon as he reached the age of twenty-one. He also inherited large estates in County Monaghan, and from his father's first wife, Anne Douglas-Hamilton (c. 1796–1844), a natural daughter of the Duke of Hamilton and Brandon (1756–1799), a further estate in the Aran Islands
.
Rossmore joined the 1st Life Guards
, a cavalry
regiment
of the British Army
. He died in a riding accident on 28 March 1874 and was buried in the family vault at Rossmore Park. His younger brother Derrick thus succeeded unexpectedly to the titles and estates. The house was abandoned in the 1940s, fell into a ruin, and was demolished in 1975.
Baron Rossmore
Baron Rossmore, of Monaghan in the County of Monaghan, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1796 for the soldier Robert Cuninghame, with remainder to his wife Elizabeth's nephews Henry Alexander Jones and Warner William Westenra...
of Monaghan
County Monaghan
County Monaghan is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Monaghan. Monaghan County Council is the local authority for the county...
(14 November 1851 – 28 March 1874) was an Anglo-Irish
Anglo-Irish
Anglo-Irish was a term used primarily in the 19th and early 20th centuries to identify a privileged social class in Ireland, whose members were the descendants and successors of the Protestant Ascendancy, mostly belonging to the Church of Ireland, which was the established church of Ireland until...
soldier and peer
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
who was briefly a member of the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
before his death at the age of 22 in a riding accident.
Life
The son of Henry Westenra, 3rd Baron RossmoreHenry Westenra, 3rd Baron Rossmore
Henry Robert Westenra, 3rd Baron Rossmore of Monaghan was an Anglo-Irish Member of Parliament and peer, from 1843 to 1852 Lord Lieutenant of Monaghan.-Life:...
(1792–1860), by his second marriage to Josephine Julia Helen Lloyd, the daughter of Henry Lloyd of County Tipperary and of Harriet Amelia Carden, Rossmore was born in 1851. He had two sisters and three brothers: Frances Kathleen (died 1925), Norah Josephine Harcourt (died 1934), Derrick Westenra, 5th Baron Rossmore
Derrick Westenra, 5th Baron Rossmore
Derrick Warner William Westenra, 5th Baron Rossmore ofMonaghan was an Anglo-Irish noble, soldier and author....
(1853-1921), Richard Hamilton (1854-1880), and Peter Craven (1855-1932).
On 1 December 1860, when he was only nine, his father died and he succeeded to the titles of Baron Rossmore
Baron Rossmore
Baron Rossmore, of Monaghan in the County of Monaghan, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1796 for the soldier Robert Cuninghame, with remainder to his wife Elizabeth's nephews Henry Alexander Jones and Warner William Westenra...
in the peerage of Ireland
Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those titles of nobility created by the English and later British monarchs of Ireland in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl,...
and Baron Rossmore in the peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
, the second giving him a seat in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
as soon as he reached the age of twenty-one. He also inherited large estates in County Monaghan, and from his father's first wife, Anne Douglas-Hamilton (c. 1796–1844), a natural daughter of the Duke of Hamilton and Brandon (1756–1799), a further estate in the Aran Islands
Aran Islands
The Aran Islands or The Arans are a group of three islands located at the mouth of Galway Bay, on the west coast of Ireland. They constitute the barony of Aran in County Galway, Ireland...
.
Rossmore joined the 1st Life Guards
1st Regiment of Life Guards
The 1st Regiment of Life Guards was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, part of the Household Cavalry. It was formed in 1788 by the union of the 1st Troop of Horse Guards and 1st Troop of Horse Grenadier Guards. In 1922, it was amalgamated with the 2nd Regiment of Life Guards to form the Life...
, a cavalry
Cavalry
Cavalry or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback. Cavalry were historically the third oldest and the most mobile of the combat arms...
regiment
Regiment
A regiment is a major tactical military unit, composed of variable numbers of batteries, squadrons or battalions, commanded by a colonel or lieutenant colonel...
of the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
. He died in a riding accident on 28 March 1874 and was buried in the family vault at Rossmore Park. His younger brother Derrick thus succeeded unexpectedly to the titles and estates. The house was abandoned in the 1940s, fell into a ruin, and was demolished in 1975.