Like his father the earl,[4] Viscount Milsington was a racehorse owner; he and his wife were regular racegoers.[5] His grey mare, Tiffany, won the 50-pound[clarification needed] weight-for-age race at Salisbury Races in 1780 and his horse Scarf ran in the 1781 Derby.
He succeeded as the 3rd Earl of Portmore on the death of his father in 1785.
Personal life
On 5 November 1770, he married Mary Leslie (1753–99),[6] second daughter of the 10th Earl of Rothes. Their children included:
Thomas Charles Colyear, 4th Earl of Portmore (1772–1835), who married Lady Mary Elizabeth Bertie and had one son; there were no children from his second marriage, to Frances Murrells.
Lady Catherine Caroline Colyear, who married James Bracknell
The deaths of the couple's two daughters, Lady Mary and Lady Julia, in Bath, within three hours of one another[8] on the same day in 1800, were the subject of a poem by Mary Young Sewell.[9]
Gules on a Chevron between three Wolves' Heads erased Or as many Oak Trees eradicated proper fructed Or
Supporters
On either side a Wolf proper
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References
^Christie's: Lot notes by the painting of William Charles Colyear, Viscount Milsington, later 3rd Earl of Portmore (1747–1823) by Joshua Reynolds
^"Colyear, the Hon. William Charles, Viscount Milsington (CLR764WC)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^Worcestershire Archaeological Society (1925). Transactions.
^The Scots Magazine. Sands, Brymer, Murray and Cochran. 1749. p. 460.
^John Baker (1931). The Diary of John Baker, Barrister of the Middle Temple, Solicitor-general of the Leeward Islands. Hutchinson & Company, Limited. p. 217.
^"Portmore, Earl of (S, 1703-1835)". Cracrofts Peerage. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
^ abThe Gentleman's Magazine. F. Jeffries. 1800. p. 397. Cause of death was described as "a rapid decline".
^The Scots Magazine; Or, General Repository of Literature, History, and Politics. A. Chapman. 1800. pp. 500.
^Mary Young Sewell (1805). Poems. R. Wetton and Sons. p. 229.
william, colyear, earl, portmore, william, charles, colyear, earl, portmore, 1745, 1823, scottish, peer, styled, viscount, milsington, until, 1785, william, charles, colyear, viscount, milsington, later, earl, portmore, 1747, 1823, when, joshua, reynolds, cont. William Charles Colyear 3rd Earl of Portmore 1745 1823 was a Scottish peer styled Viscount Milsington until 1785 William Charles Colyear Viscount Milsington later 3rd Earl of Portmore 1747 1823 when a boy Joshua Reynolds Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Arms 5 References 6 External linksEarly life EditHe was the second but only surviving son of Charles Colyear 2nd Earl of Portmore and his wife Juliana He was styled Viscount Milsingtion in 1756 on the death of his brother David 1 Milsington was educated at Eton and St John s College Cambridge 2 In 1774 he unsuccessfully contested the constituency of Evesham as a Tory 3 Career EditLike his father the earl 4 Viscount Milsington was a racehorse owner he and his wife were regular racegoers 5 His grey mare Tiffany won the 50 pound clarification needed weight for age race at Salisbury Races in 1780 and his horse Scarf ran in the 1781 Derby He succeeded as the 3rd Earl of Portmore on the death of his father in 1785 Personal life EditOn 5 November 1770 he married Mary Leslie 1753 99 6 second daughter of the 10th Earl of Rothes Their children included Thomas Charles Colyear 4th Earl of Portmore 1772 1835 who married Lady Mary Elizabeth Bertie and had one son there were no children from his second marriage to Frances Murrells Hon William Colyear Hon Francis Colyear 1781 1787 Lieutenant Hon John David Colyear died 1801 Lady Mary Colyear 1773 1800 7 Lady Julia Colyear 1774 1800 7 Lady Catherine Caroline Colyear who married James BracknellThe deaths of the couple s two daughters Lady Mary and Lady Julia in Bath within three hours of one another 8 on the same day in 1800 were the subject of a poem by Mary Young Sewell 9 He died in London in 1823 and was succeeded by his son Thomas Charles Colyear 4th Earl of Portmore Arms EditCoat of arms of William Colyear 3rd Earl of Portmore Coronet A Coronet of an Earl Crest A Unicorn rampant Argent armed and maned Or Escutcheon Gules on a Chevron between three Wolves Heads erased Or as many Oak Trees eradicated proper fructed Or Supporters On either side a Wolf proper Motto AvanceReferences Edit Christie s Lot notes by the painting of William Charles Colyear Viscount Milsington later 3rd Earl of Portmore 1747 1823 by Joshua Reynolds Colyear the Hon William Charles Viscount Milsington CLR764WC A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge Worcestershire Archaeological Society 1925 Transactions The Scots Magazine Sands Brymer Murray and Cochran 1749 p 460 John Baker 1931 The Diary of John Baker Barrister of the Middle Temple Solicitor general of the Leeward Islands Hutchinson amp Company Limited p 217 Portmore Earl of S 1703 1835 Cracrofts Peerage Retrieved 16 June 2019 a b The Gentleman s Magazine F Jeffries 1800 p 397 Cause of death was described as a rapid decline The Scots Magazine Or General Repository of Literature History and Politics A Chapman 1800 pp 500 Mary Young Sewell 1805 Poems R Wetton and Sons p 229 External links EditThe London MagazinePeerage of ScotlandPreceded byCharles Colyear Earl of Portmore1785 1823 Succeeded byThomas Colyear This biography of an earl in the Peerage of Scotland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Colyear 3rd Earl of Portmore amp oldid 1147815290, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
