George Dawson-Damer, 5th Earl of Portarlington
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Born | Lionel George Henry Seymour Dawson-Damer 19 August 1858 |
Died | 31 August 1900 | (aged 42)
Education | Eton College |
Spouse | |
Children | 5 |
Parent(s) | Lionel Dawson-Damer, 4th Earl of Portarlington Hon. Harriet Lydia Montagu |
Lionel George Henry Seymour Dawson-Damer, 5th Earl of Portarlington
Early life
Portarlington was born on 19 August 1858. He was the eldest son of
His father was the only son of the Hon. George Dawson-Damer (a younger son of the 1st Earl of Portarlington) and the former Mary Georgiana Emma Seymour (a daughter of Lord Hugh Seymour, fifth son of the 1st Marquess of Hertford).[1] His grandfather served as the Comptroller of the Household and was MP for Portarlington and Dorchester. His maternal grandparents were the former Magdalen Hurley (a daughter of Lt.-Col. Thomas Hurley) and Henry Robinson-Montagu, 6th Baron Rokeby, Major-General commanding the Brigade of Guards.[2]
He was educated at Eton College.[1]
Career
He was a Lieutenant in the 2nd Battalion,
Upon the death of his father on 17 December 1892, he succeeded as the 5th
Masonic fraternity
Lord Portarlington was a member of the
Personal life
On 25 October 1881, Viscount Carlow, as he was then known, married
- Lionel George Henry Seymour Dawson-Damer, 6th Earl of Portarlington (1883–1959), who married Winnifreda Yuill, only daughter of George Skelton Yuill, in 1907.[6][7]
- Lady Aline Mary Seymour Dawson-Damer (1884–1953), who married Lt.-Col. Valentine Vivian, son of William Vivian, in 1904.[1]
- Lady Christian Norah Dawson-Damer (1890–1959), who married Capt. Hon. Fergus Bowes-Lyon, son of Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck, in 1914. Fergus's sister was Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.[8][9] After he was killed in 1915 during World War I, she married Capt. William Frederick Martin, a son of Charles William Wall Martin, in 1919.[1]
- Hon. George Seymour Dawson-Damer (1892–1917), a Lieutenant in the 10th Hussars and Dorset Yeomanry who died from wounds received in action in World War I.[1]
- Lady Moyra Marjorie Dawson-Damer (1897–1962), who married James Brinsley Peter FitzGerald, son of Peter David FitzGerald (son of Sir Peter FitzGerald, 19th Knight of Kerry), in 1924.[1]
Lord Portarlington died of "congestion of the kidneys" at the Royal Palace Hotel at Ostend, on 31 August 1900 at age 42.[10][3] He was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son, Lionel.[1] After his death, his widow married Henry Portman, 3rd Viscount Portman, in 1901.[11]
Descendants
Through his daughter Lady Aline, he was a grandfather of Celia Marjorie Vivian, who married Sir John Molesworth-St Aubyn, 14th Baronet, eldest son of Sir Hugh Molesworth-St Aubyn, 13th Baronet.[1]
Through his daughter Lady Christian, he was a grandfather of Rosemary Lusia Bowes-Lyon (1915–1989), a first cousin of Queen
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 3, page 3180.
- ^ L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 237.
- ^ a b c d "OBITUARY. | THE EARL OF PORTARLINGTON". Daily News. 3 Sep 1900. p. 6. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Emo Court - A Resource Book" (PDF). emocourt.net. Office of Public Works. 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Lionel Arthur Henry Seymour Dawson-Damer, 6th Earl of Portarlington (1883-1959)". lafayette.org.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "THIS MORNING'S GOSSIP". Daily Mirror. 2 Feb 1907. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "PEGGY CAMBIE BRIDE OF VISCOUNT CARLOW; Daughter of Late Banker Wed in London Church to the Son of Earl of Portarlington". The New York Times. 8 January 1937. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Casualty Details: Bowes-Lyon, The Hon Fergus". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ^ "Final resting place of Queen's uncle discovered nearly a century after his death". Daily Record. 19 August 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- ^ "DEATH OF THE EARL OF PORTARLINGTON". Liverpool Mercury. 1 Sep 1900. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Peeress's Bequest of Jewels". Liverpool Daily Post. 8 Jul 1929. Retrieved 14 February 2024.