Appointed KCMG in 1887, he was promoted GCMG in 1897.
Lord Gormanston married firstly the Hon. Ismay Louisa Ursula Bellew, daughter of Patrick, 1st Baron Bellew, in 1861; they had no children. After his first wife's death in 1875, he married secondly Georgina Jane Connellan, daughter of Major Peter Connellan, in 1878; they had three sons and one daughter.
Lord Gormanston died at Dublin in October 1907, aged 70, and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son Jenico Edward Joseph Preston, 15th Viscount Gormanston.[2]
He held almost 11,000 acres in Meath and Dublin.[3]
jenico, preston, 14th, viscount, gormanston, jenico, william, joseph, preston, 14th, viscount, gormanston, gcmg, june, 1837, october, 1907, aristocratic, anglo, irish, colonial, administrator, right, honourablethe, viscount, gormanstongcmg35th, governor, leewa. Jenico William Joseph Preston 14th Viscount Gormanston GCMG 1 June 1837 29 October 1907 was an aristocratic Anglo Irish colonial administrator The Right HonourableThe Viscount GormanstonGCMG35th Governor of the Leeward IslandsIn office 1885 1887MonarchVictoriaPreceded byCharles Monroe EldridgeSucceeded byCharles Mitchell14th Governor of British GuianaIn office 1887 1893MonarchVictoriaPreceded byCharles BruceSucceeded byCharles Bruce7th Governor of TasmaniaIn office 8 August 1893 14 August 1900MonarchVictoriaPreceded byRobert HamiltonSucceeded byArthur HavelockPersonal detailsBorn1 June 1837Gormanston Castle County Meath IrelandDied29 October 1907 1907 10 30 aged 70 Dublin IrelandSpouse s 1 Ismay Louisa Ursula Bellew 2 Georgina Jane ConnellanBorn at Gormanston Castle County Meath he was the elder son and heir of Edward Preston 13th Viscount Gormanston by his wife Lucretia daughter of William Charles Jerningham brother of the 8th Baron Stafford 1 He was commissioned into the 60th King s Royal Rifle Corps in 1855 and served as a Lieutenant during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 before retiring from the British Army in 1860 As the Hon Jenico Preston he served as High Sheriff of County Dublin 1865 County Meath 1871 before being appointed Chamberlain to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland the Marquess of Abercorn KG between 1866 and 1868 He succeeded his father in the viscountcy in 1876 having entered the House of Lords under the subsidiary title of Baron Gormanston created for his father in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1868 In 1885 Gormanston was appointed Governor of the Leeward Islands a post he held until 1887 and then served as Governor of British Guiana from 1887 to 1893 and as Governor of Tasmania from 1893 to 1900 2 Appointed KCMG in 1887 he was promoted GCMG in 1897 Lord Gormanston married firstly the Hon Ismay Louisa Ursula Bellew daughter of Patrick 1st Baron Bellew in 1861 they had no children After his first wife s death in 1875 he married secondly Georgina Jane Connellan daughter of Major Peter Connellan in 1878 they had three sons and one daughter Lord Gormanston died at Dublin in October 1907 aged 70 and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son Jenico Edward Joseph Preston 15th Viscount Gormanston 2 He held almost 11 000 acres in Meath and Dublin 3 See also editPeerage of Ireland List of Knights and Dames Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St GeorgeNotes edit Burke s Peerage amp Baronetage a b Davis R P 1983 Gormanston 14th Viscount 1837 1907 Australian Dictionary of Biography National Centre of Biography Australian National University ISSN 1833 7538 Retrieved 16 October 2008 The great landowners of Great Britain and IrelandFurther reading editKidd Charles Williamson David editors Debrett s Peerage and Baronetage 2019 edition Government officesPreceded byCharles Monroe Eldridge Governor of the Leeward Islands1885 1887 Succeeded bySir Charles Mitchell acting Preceded bySir Charles Bruce Governor of British Guiana1887 1893 Succeeded bySir Charles BrucePreceded bySir Robert Hamilton Governor of Tasmania1893 1900 Succeeded bySir Arthur HavelockPeerage of IrelandPreceded byEdward Anthony John Preston13th Viscount Viscount Gormanston1876 1907 Succeeded byJenico Edward Joseph Preston15th Viscount Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jenico Preston 14th Viscount Gormanston amp oldid 1177770109, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
