Earl of Portarlington
| Earldom of Portarlington | |
|---|---|
heirs male of the body lawfully begotten | |
| Subsidiary titles | Viscount Carlow Baron Dawson |
| Status | Extant |
| Seat(s) | Gledswood House |
| Former seat(s) | Emo Court |
| Motto | VITÆ VIA VIRTUS (Virtue is the way of life) |
Earl of Portarlington is a title in the
He never married and was succeeded by his nephew, the third Earl. He was the son of Captain the Hon. Henry Dawson, second son of the first Earl, who had assumed by
On his death the titles passed to his cousin, the fourth Earl. He was the son of Colonel the Hon.
The family seat is Gledswood House, near
Viscounts Carlow (1776)
- William Henry Dawson, 1st Viscount Carlow (1712–1779)[4]
- John Dawson, 2nd Viscount Carlow (1744–1798) (created Earl of Portarlington in 1785)
Earls of Portarlington (1785)
- John Dawson, 1st Earl of Portarlington (1744–1798)
- John Dawson, 2nd Earl of Portarlington (1781–1845)
- Henry John Reuben Dawson-Damer, 3rd Earl of Portarlington (1822–1889)
- Lionel Seymour William Dawson-Damer, 4th Earl of Portarlington (1832–1892)
- George Lionel Henry Seymour Dawson-Damer, 5th Earl of Portarlington (1858–1900)
- Lionel Arthur Henry Seymour Dawson-Damer, 6th Earl of Portarlington (1883–1959)
- George Lionel Seymour Dawson-Damer, Viscount Carlow (1907–1944)
- George Lionel Yuill Seymour Dawson-Damer, 7th Earl of Portarlington (born 1938)
Present peer
George Dawson-Damer, 7th Earl of Portarlington (born 10 August 1938) is the elder son of Air Commodore George Lionel Seymour Dawson-Damer, Viscount Carlow, and his wife Peggy Cambie. He was educated at Eton College and was Page of Honour to Queen Elizabeth II between April 1953 and February 1955.[5] In 1956 he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant into the Irish Guards. On 4 July 1959 he succeeded to the peerages. In 1965 he was a director of G. S. Yuill and Company in Sydney, Australia.[5]
On 26 July 1961 he married Davinia Windley, a daughter of Sir Edward Henry Windley and Patience Ann Sergison-Brooke, and they had four children:[5]
- Charles George Yuill Seymour Dawson-Damer, Viscount Carlow (born 1965)
- Edward Lionel Seymour Dawson-Damer (born 1967)
- Lady Marina Dawson-Damer (born 1969)
- Henry Lionel Seymour Dawson-Damer (born 1971)
The heir apparent is the present holder's eldest son, whose heir apparent is his son Henry Dawson-Damer (born 2009).
See also
Notes
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (February 2013) |
- ^ "No. 12661". The London Gazette. 2 July 1785. p. 322.
- ^ "No. 11679". The London Gazette. 29 June 1776. p. 1.
- ISBN 978-0-06-231205-1.
- Thomas Ulick Sadleirp217: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
- ^ a b c Burke's Peerage, volume 3 (2003), p. 3179
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [better source needed]
