Stephen Moore, 3rd Earl Mount Cashell
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Stephen Moore, 3rd Earl Mount Cashell (20 May 1792 – 10 October 1883), styled Lord Kilworth until 1822, was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat.
, the son of Stephen Moore, 2nd Earl Mount Cashell and Margaret King
, daughter of Robert King, 2nd Earl of Kingston. His mother's views on the education and treatment of children had been formed by her time as a pupil of Mary Wollstonecraft
. He was a graduate of Trinity College, Cambridge
.
. The family then lived for a time in Frankfurt, Germany. The couple would have four daughters and three sons. In 1826 he was elected an Irish Representative Peer
and was able to take a seat in the House of Lords
. In 1833 the family left Europe for British North America and settled in Lobo Township in the London District (later Lobo Township in Middlesex County, Ontario
). Using the services of an agent Lord Mount Cashell purchased 1000 acres (4 km²) from the estate of the late Captain John Matthews
, an Upper Canadian politician and former officer in the Royal Artillery who had come to British North America in the retinue of Governor-General Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond
. Settling on the former Matthews' estate Mount Cashell built – by Upper Canadian standards – a large home for his family and servants. During his time in Upper Canada (later Canada West and then Ontario) he sometimes ran afoul of local authorities by asserting his rights as an elected representative peer in the Irish Peerage. Local folklore indicates that Mount Cashell had a propensity to use a pistol to shoot at flies who infiltrated his home. On October 1, 1865 Mount Cashell's lawyer, H.C.R. Becher, based at nearby London, Ontario
, confided in his diary that "The Earl of Mountcashell dines with me often. He is a troublesome client, rather amusing as a guest at first, but in the main a bore." Various members of the family travelled between Britain and the lands in British North America and Mount Cashell's daughter-in-law, Jane Dance, wife of the Hon. George F. Moore died at the Lobo property in 1868 and was buried in a local cemetery.
By 1870 the family had wound up its dealings in the area and returned to Britain. Mount Cashell was said, when between 85 and 90, to have been engaged to marry a Miss Kennedy. He died ín Paddington
, London
, aged 91 in October 1883 and was succeeded by his son Stephen Moore, 4th Earl Mount Cashell (1825–1889) who was in turn succeeded by his younger brother Charles William Moore, 5th Earl Mount Cashell (1826–1898).
Background and education
Lord Kilworth was born in Dublin, IrelandIreland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, the son of Stephen Moore, 2nd Earl Mount Cashell and Margaret King
Margaret King
Margaret King was an Irish hostess, writer, traveller, and medical adviser. Despite her wealthy aristocratic background, she had republican sympathies, shaped in part by having been a favoured pupil of Mary Wollstonecraft...
, daughter of Robert King, 2nd Earl of Kingston. His mother's views on the education and treatment of children had been formed by her time as a pupil of Mary Wollstonecraft
Mary Wollstonecraft
Mary Wollstonecraft was an eighteenth-century British writer, philosopher, and advocate of women's rights. During her brief career, she wrote novels, treatises, a travel narrative, a history of the French Revolution, a conduct book, and a children's book...
. He was a graduate of Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
.
Career
lord Mount Cashell spent some time in Switzerland and married in 1819 to Anna Marie Wyse/Wyss (c. 1793-1876) of BerneBerne
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. The family then lived for a time in Frankfurt, Germany. The couple would have four daughters and three sons. In 1826 he was elected an Irish Representative Peer
Representative peer
In the United Kingdom, representative peers were those peers elected by the members of the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of Ireland to sit in the British House of Lords...
and was able to take 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....
. In 1833 the family left Europe for British North America and settled in Lobo Township in the London District (later Lobo Township in Middlesex County, Ontario
Middlesex County, Ontario
Middlesex County is a primarily rural county in Southwestern Ontario. Landlocked, the county is bordered by Huron and Perth counties on the north, Oxford County on the east, Elgin County on the south, and Chatham-Kent and Lambton County on the west.The seat is the city of London, although the city...
). Using the services of an agent Lord Mount Cashell purchased 1000 acres (4 km²) from the estate of the late Captain John Matthews
John Matthews (politician)
For the English doctor , see John Matthews .John Matthews was born in England, the date of birth being unknown...
, an Upper Canadian politician and former officer in the Royal Artillery who had come to British North America in the retinue of Governor-General Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond
Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond
Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond, 4th Duke of Lennox KG, PC was a British soldier and politician and Governor General of British North America.-Background:...
. Settling on the former Matthews' estate Mount Cashell built – by Upper Canadian standards – a large home for his family and servants. During his time in Upper Canada (later Canada West and then Ontario) he sometimes ran afoul of local authorities by asserting his rights as an elected representative peer in the Irish Peerage. Local folklore indicates that Mount Cashell had a propensity to use a pistol to shoot at flies who infiltrated his home. On October 1, 1865 Mount Cashell's lawyer, H.C.R. Becher, based at nearby London, Ontario
London, Ontario
London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...
, confided in his diary that "The Earl of Mountcashell dines with me often. He is a troublesome client, rather amusing as a guest at first, but in the main a bore." Various members of the family travelled between Britain and the lands in British North America and Mount Cashell's daughter-in-law, Jane Dance, wife of the Hon. George F. Moore died at the Lobo property in 1868 and was buried in a local cemetery.
By 1870 the family had wound up its dealings in the area and returned to Britain. Mount Cashell was said, when between 85 and 90, to have been engaged to marry a Miss Kennedy. He died ín Paddington
Paddington
Paddington is a district within the City of Westminster, in central London, England. Formerly a metropolitan borough, it was integrated with Westminster and Greater London in 1965...
, London
London
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, aged 91 in October 1883 and was succeeded by his son Stephen Moore, 4th Earl Mount Cashell (1825–1889) who was in turn succeeded by his younger brother Charles William Moore, 5th Earl Mount Cashell (1826–1898).