Railway Club at Oxford, conceived by John Sutro, dominated by Harold Acton. Left to right, back: Henry Yorke, Roy Harrod, Henry Weymouth, David Plunket Greene, Harry Stavordale, Brian Howard. Middle row: Michael Rosse, John Sutro, Hugh Lygon, Harold Acton, Bryan Guinness, Patrick Balfour, Mark Ogilvie-Grant, Johnny Drury-Lowe; front: porters.
Parsons was the son of William Edward Parsons, 5th Earl of Rosse, whom he succeeded in 1918, and Frances Lois Lister-Kaye, daughter of Sir Cecil Edmund Lister-Kaye, 4th Bt. and Lady Beatrice Adeline Pelham-Clinton.
Lord Rosse fought in the Second World War, reaching the rank of captain in the Irish Guards. He was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1945. Lord Rosse held the office of Vice-Chancellor of the University of Dublin between 1949 and 1964 and was Pro-Chancellor of the university from 1965 to 1979.
Birr Castle, County Offaly. Seat of the Earls of Rosse
Rosse married Anne Messel, daughter of Lt.-Col. Leonard Charles Rudolph Messel and Maud Frances Sambourne, on 19 September 1935. They had two children:
Hon. Desmond Oliver Martin Parsons (23 December 1938 – 16 July 2010),[5] married Aline Edwina Macdonald, daughter of George Alexander Macdonald and had issue.
^Lancaster, Marie-Jaqueline (2005). Brian Howard: Portrait of a Failure. Timewell Press. p. 122. ISBN9781857252118. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
^"Then there was the Oxford Railway Club, formed to popularize the pleasures of drinking on trains at night. A party of a dozen young men in full evening dress would board the Penzance-Aberdeen express at Oxford and travel on it as far as Leicester; they would return at once on the Aberdeen-Penzance express. On the outward journey they would dine, and on the way back make speeches." Graña, C., & Graña, M. (1990). On Bohemia: The code of the self-exiled. New Brunswick: Transaction Publishers
michael, parsons, earl, rosse, laurence, michael, harvey, parsons, earl, rosse, september, 1906, july, 1979, anglo, irish, peer, right, honourablethe, earl, rosserailway, club, oxford, conceived, john, sutro, dominated, harold, acton, left, right, back, henry,. Laurence Michael Harvey Parsons 6th Earl of Rosse KBE 28 September 1906 5 July 1979 was an Anglo Irish peer The Right HonourableThe Earl of RosseRailway Club at Oxford conceived by John Sutro dominated by Harold Acton Left to right back Henry Yorke Roy Harrod Henry Weymouth David Plunket Greene Harry Stavordale Brian Howard Middle row Michael Rosse John Sutro Hugh Lygon Harold Acton Bryan Guinness Patrick Balfour Mark Ogilvie Grant Johnny Drury Lowe front porters Personal detailsBorn 1906 09 28 28 September 1906Died5 July 1979 1979 07 05 aged 72 SpouseAnne Armstrong Jones m 1935 wbr ChildrenBrendan Parsons 7th Earl of RosseHon Martin ParsonsParent s William Edward Parsons 5th Earl of RosseFrances Lois Lister KayeEducationEton CollegeChrist Church Oxford Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Recognition 4 Marriage and children 5 References 6 Notes 7 External linksEarly life and education editParsons was the son of William Edward Parsons 5th Earl of Rosse whom he succeeded in 1918 and Frances Lois Lister Kaye daughter of Sir Cecil Edmund Lister Kaye 4th Bt and Lady Beatrice Adeline Pelham Clinton Lord Rosse was educated at Eton College and Christ Church Oxford B A 1929 M A 1931 At Oxford Parsons was member of the Railway Club which included Henry Yorke Roy Harrod Henry Thynne 6th Marquess of Bath David Plunket Greene Edward Henry Charles James Fox Strangways 7th Earl of Ilchester Brian Howard Michael Parsons John Sutro Hugh Lygon Harold Acton Bryan Guinness 2nd Baron Moyne Patrick Balfour 3rd Baron Kinross Mark Ogilvie Grant John Drury Lowe 1 The members of the Railway Club dined in black tie aboard the Penzance Aberdeen Express between Oxford and Leicester 2 Career editLord Rosse fought in the Second World War reaching the rank of captain in the Irish Guards He was appointed Member Order of the British Empire M B E in 1945 Lord Rosse held the office of Vice Chancellor of the University of Dublin between 1949 and 1964 and was Pro Chancellor of the university from 1965 to 1979 Recognition editHe was elected a Fellow of Royal Society of Arts F R S A a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries F S A and a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society F R A S He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire K B E in the 1974 New Year Honours Lord Rosse was active in the National Trust 3 Marriage and children edit nbsp Birr Castle County Offaly Seat of the Earls of RosseRosse married Anne Messel daughter of Lt Col Leonard Charles Rudolph Messel and Maud Frances Sambourne on 19 September 1935 They had two children Brendan Parsons 7th Earl of Rosse born 21 October 1936 4 married Alison Margaret Cooke Hurle daughter of Major John Davey Cooke Hurle and had issue Hon Desmond Oliver Martin Parsons 23 December 1938 16 July 2010 5 married Aline Edwina Macdonald daughter of George Alexander Macdonald and had issue Anne Messel by her first marriage to Ronald Armstrong Jones was the mother of Antony Armstrong Jones 1st Earl of Snowdon who in 1960 married Princess Margaret sister of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom References editThe Peerage comNotes edit Lancaster Marie Jaqueline 2005 Brian Howard Portrait of a Failure Timewell Press p 122 ISBN 9781857252118 Retrieved 20 January 2018 Then there was the Oxford Railway Club formed to popularize the pleasures of drinking on trains at night A party of a dozen young men in full evening dress would board the Penzance Aberdeen express at Oxford and travel on it as far as Leicester they would return at once on the Aberdeen Penzance express On the outward journey they would dine and on the way back make speeches Grana C amp Grana M 1990 On Bohemia The code of the self exiled New Brunswick Transaction Publishers Mosley Charles editor Burke s Peerage Baronetage amp Knightage 107th edition 3 volumes Wilmington Delaware U S A Burke s Peerage Genealogical Books Ltd 2003 Volume 3 page 3405 Debrett s People of Today The Earl of Rosse Google Groups PARSONS Hon Desmond Oliver Martin 1938 2010 External links edit Rosse Earl of Thom s Irish Who s Who Dublin Alexander Thom and Son Ltd 1923 p 221 via Wikisource Peerage of IrelandPreceded byWilliam Parsons Earl of Rosse1918 1979 Succeeded byBrendan Parsons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael Parsons 6th Earl of Rosse amp oldid 1153995461, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
