Powerscourt succeeded his father in the viscountcy in 1823. However, as this was an Irish peerage it did not entitle him to a seat in the House of Lords. He was instead elected to the House of Commons for Bath in 1837, a seat he held until 1841.[3]
richard, wingfield, viscount, powerscourt, january, 1815, august, 1844, british, peer, conservative, party, politician, contents, background, political, career, family, referencesbackground, editpowerscourt, richard, wingfield, viscount, powerscourt, frances, . Richard Wingfield 6th Viscount Powerscourt 18 January 1815 11 August 1844 was a British peer and Conservative Party politician Contents 1 Background 2 Political career 3 Family 4 ReferencesBackground editPowerscourt was the son of Richard Wingfield 5th Viscount Powerscourt and Frances Theodosia daughter of Robert Jocelyn 2nd Earl of Roden Through the Wingfield line he was a descendant of the Noble House of Stratford 1 After the death of his mother in 1820 his father remarried Theodosia Howard who raised him until he succeeded to his father s title 1823 2 Political career editPowerscourt succeeded his father in the viscountcy in 1823 However as this was an Irish peerage it did not entitle him to a seat in the House of Lords He was instead elected to the House of Commons for Bath in 1837 a seat he held until 1841 3 Family editLord Powerscourt married his first cousin Lady Elizabeth Frances Charlotte daughter of Robert Jocelyn 3rd Earl of Roden in 1836 They had three sons 4 He died in August 1844 aged 29 5 and was succeeded in the viscountcy by his son Mervyn a great great grandfather of Sarah Duchess of York Lady Powerscourt married Frederick Stewart 4th Marquess of Londonderry in 1846 6 References edit thepeerage com Beaumont Daniel 2009 Wingfield Theodosia Dictionary of Irish Biography Cambridge University Press Retrieved 31 March 2020 leighrayment com usurped thepeerage com leighrayment com usurped thepeerage com mistakenly gives his death as 2 September 1884 thepeerage com Parliament of the United KingdomPreceded byCharles Palmer John Arthur Roebuck Member of Parliament for Bath1837 1841 With William Heald Ludlow Bruges Succeeded byViscount Duncan John Arthur RoebuckPeerage of IrelandPreceded byRichard Wingfield Viscount Powerscourt1823 1844 Succeeded byMervyn Wingfield Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard Wingfield 6th Viscount Powerscourt amp oldid 1118214083, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
