Richard Barry, 7th Earl of Barrymore
Richard Barry, 7th Earl of Barrymore (14 August 1769 – 6 March 1793) was an English
He was known as Hellgate[1] and the Rake of Rakes[2] and died at the age of 23.
Family
Barrymore was born on 14 August 1769 in Marylebone, Middlesex, to Richard Barry, 6th Earl of Barrymore and Lady Amelia Stanhope, daughter of William Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Harrington and the Lady Caroline Fitzroy. He succeeded his father as Earl on 1 August 1773. His mother placed him under the care of the vicar of Wargrave in Berkshire, where he spent his pre-public school childhood and later settled.
He was educated at
He was heavily in debt before marrying, but instead of "marrying into money" as was common for nobility at the time, he married Charlotte Goulding, niece of the infamous
His sister Caroline (1768–?) was known as "Billingsgate", due to her use of foul language.[6] Henry (1770–1823), his younger brother, was "Cripplegate", due to a physical disfigurement.[6] His youngest brother Augustus (1773–1818) was nicknamed "Newgate", after Newgate Prison in London.[6]
Sport
Barrymore became a well-known sportsman, particularly in
He patronised his own personal bare-knuckle boxer, and his wife also boxed.[7]
He made two known appearances in first-class cricket matches from 1791 to 1792, playing as a member of the Brighton Cricket Club.[8] He was listed in the scorecards as Lord Barrymore.
Theatre
He attended regularly the theatre, and had built, acted at and ran a costly theatre in Wargrave before his early death.
Politics
He expended money to be one of the two
Military career and early death
Barrymore retired to life in the
He was buried on 17 May 1793 in St Mary's Church in Wargrave.
Aftermath
Barrymore family estate
Lord Barrymore died in perhaps unexpected
Literary references
In the 20th century historic novel Regency Buck by Georgette Heyer, a character remarks tolerantly that "the Barrymores, you know, really cannot be held accountable for their odd manners".
Notes and references
- Notes
- pocket borough by this time without any contested elections between the 1780s until the Reform Act 1832.[9]
- References
- ^ Page from Thepeerage.com
- ^ Biography Berkshire History.
- ^ "The Cat Eaters". forteantimes.com. Archived from the original on 21 May 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2009.
- ^ a b Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Volume 4. Oxford University Press. 2004. p. 148.Article by Richard Davenport-Hine.
- ^ Gentleman's Magazine and historical Chronicle, vol. CII, John B Nichols & Son, London, 1832 Google Books extract.
- ^ a b c Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Allusions
- ^ The Boxing Baroness MyStaffordshireFigures.com website and Charles Williams 'The Boxing Baroness' Artoftheprint.com website
- ^ Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744–1826), Lillywhite, 1862
- ^ Leigh Rayment's peerage pages[usurped] Retrieved 2014-11-25