William Tollemache, 9th Earl of Dysart
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William John Manners Tollemache, 9th Earl of Dysart (3 March 1859 – 22 November 1935) in the Peerage of Scotland
, was also a Baronet (cr.1793) in the Baronetage of Great Britain, Lord Lieutenant of Rutland
(1881–1906), and Justice of the Peace
for Leicestershire
and Lincolnshire
.
He was a grandson of the 8th Earl
, and the son of William Tollemache, Lord Huntingtower
and his wife Katherine. In 1885 he married Cecilia Florence (d. 1917), daughter of George Onslow Newton, Esq., of Croxton Park, Cambridgeshire
. Upon her death he did not remarry.
Lord Dysart's seats were Ham House, Petersham, Richmond, Surrey, and Buckminster Park, Grantham
, Lincolnshire
.
The Earl was blind for most of his life, but this did not prevent him from serving as president of the London Wagner Society from 1884 until 1895.
Upon his death, the Scottish peerage devolved upon his niece, Wenefryde Scott, 10th Countess of Dysart, while his British baronetcy was inherited by his second cousin Sir Lyonel Tollemache, 4th Baronet, to whom Dysart bequeathed Ham House.
Peerage of Scotland
The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. With that year's Act of Union, the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England were combined into the Kingdom of Great Britain, and a new Peerage of Great Britain was...
, was also a Baronet (cr.1793) in the Baronetage of Great Britain, Lord Lieutenant of Rutland
Lord Lieutenant of Rutland
This is a list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of Rutland. The post was abolished on 31 March 1974, with the area coming under the Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire, but revived in 1997...
(1881–1906), and Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
for Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
and Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
.
He was a grandson of the 8th Earl
Lionel Tollemache, 8th Earl of Dysart
Lionel William John Tollemache, 8th Earl of Dysart , known as Lionel Manners until 1821, as Lionel Tollemache between 1821 and 1833, and styled Lord Huntingtower between 1833 and 1840, was a British peer and Torypolitician.-Background:Dysart was the son of William Manners and Catherine...
, and the son of William Tollemache, Lord Huntingtower
William Tollemache, Lord Huntingtower
William Lionel Felix Tollemache, Lord Huntingtower , styled Hon. William Lionel Felix Tollemache until 1840, was a controversial British nobleman, known for his financial entanglements and extramarital affairs....
and his wife Katherine. In 1885 he married Cecilia Florence (d. 1917), daughter of George Onslow Newton, Esq., of Croxton Park, Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
. Upon her death he did not remarry.
Lord Dysart's seats were Ham House, Petersham, Richmond, Surrey, and Buckminster Park, Grantham
Grantham
Grantham is a market town within the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It bestrides the East Coast Main Line railway , the historic A1 main north-south road, and the River Witham. Grantham is located approximately south of the city of Lincoln, and approximately east of Nottingham...
, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
.
The Earl was blind for most of his life, but this did not prevent him from serving as president of the London Wagner Society from 1884 until 1895.
Upon his death, the Scottish peerage devolved upon his niece, Wenefryde Scott, 10th Countess of Dysart, while his British baronetcy was inherited by his second cousin Sir Lyonel Tollemache, 4th Baronet, to whom Dysart bequeathed Ham House.
Sources
- Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed, and Official Classes, London, 1903, p. 487
- Whitaker's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage, London, 1935, p. 252