Edward O'Neill, 2nd Baron O'Neill (31 December 1839 – 19 November 1928), known as Edward Chichester until 1855, was an Irishpeer and Conservative politician.
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edward, neill, baron, neill, december, 1839, november, 1928, known, edward, chichester, until, 1855, irish, peer, conservative, politician, neill, eldest, william, neill, baron, neill, first, wife, henrietta, née, torrens, daughter, robert, torrens, judge, cou. Edward O Neill 2nd Baron O Neill 31 December 1839 19 November 1928 known as Edward Chichester until 1855 was an Irish peer and Conservative politician O Neill was the eldest son of William O Neill 1st Baron O Neill and his first wife Henrietta nee Torrens daughter of Robert Torrens judge of the Court of Common Pleas Ireland He was elected to the House of Commons for County Antrim in 1863 a seat he held until 1880 In 1883 he succeeded his father in the barony and entered the House of Lords Lord O Neill married Lady Louisa Katherine Emma daughter of Thomas Barnes Cochrane 11th Earl of Dundonald in 1873 Their third son Hugh became a prominent politician and was created Baron Rathcavan in 1953 Lord O Neill died in November 1928 aged 88 and was succeeded in the barony by his grandson Shane the son of his second but eldest surviving son Captain the Hon Arthur O Neill who had been killed in the First World War Arthur s younger son and another of Lord O Neill s grandsons was Terence O Neill Prime Minister of Northern Ireland Lady O Neill died in 1942 References editKidd Charles Williamson David editors Debrett s Peerage and Baronetage New York St Martin s Press 1990 Williamson D ed Debrett s Peerage and Baronetage 106th edition London 2002 Leigh Rayment s Peerage Pages self published source better source needed www thepeerage comExternal links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Edward O Neill O Neill Baron Thom s Irish Who s Who Dublin Alexander Thom and Son Ltd 1923 p 193 via Wikisource Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded byThomas Henry PakenhamGeorge Upton Member of Parliament for County Antrim1863 1880 With Thomas Henry Pakenham 1863 65Henry Seymour 1865 69Earl of Yarmouth 1869 74James Chaine 1874 80 Succeeded byJames ChaineEdward Macnaghten Peerage of the United Kingdom Preceded byWilliam O Neill Baron O Neill1883 1928 Succeeded byShane Edward Robert O Neill nbsp This article about a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for a constituency in Ireland between 1801 and 1922 is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This article about a Conservative Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom born in the 1830s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edward O 27Neill 2nd Baron O 27Neill amp oldid 1182659285, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
