William Willoughby Cole, 1st Earl of Enniskillen (1 March 1736 – 22 May 1803), styled The Honourable from 1760 to 1767, then known as the Lord Mountflorence to 1776 and as the Viscount Enniskillen to 1789, was an Irish peer and politician.
Arms of Cole, Earl of Enniskillen: Argent, a bull passant sable armed or a bordure of the second bezantée on a canton sinister per pale gules and azure a harp of the third stringed argent.[1] These are the arms of Cole of Nethway in the parish of Brixham, Devon,[2] differenced by a canton
Cole represented Enniskillen in the Irish House of Commons from 1761 to 1767, when he succeeded his father as 2nd Baron Mountflorence and took his seat in the Irish House of Lords. In 1776, he was created Viscount Enniskillen and in 1789 he was even further honoured when he was made Earl of Enniskillen. Both these titles are in the Peerage of Ireland.[3]
Private lifeedit
Florence Court, County Fermanagh
In November 1763 Enniskillen married Anne,[4] daughter of Galbraith Lowry-Corry, Member of the Irish Parliament for County Tyrone and sister of Armar Lowry-Corry, 1st Earl Belmore. They had four sons and four daughters:[3]
william, cole, earl, enniskillen, william, willoughby, cole, earl, enniskillen, march, 1736, 1803, styled, honourable, from, 1760, 1767, then, known, lord, mountflorence, 1776, viscount, enniskillen, 1789, irish, peer, politician, right, honourablethe, earl, e. William Willoughby Cole 1st Earl of Enniskillen 1 March 1736 22 May 1803 styled The Honourable from 1760 to 1767 then known as the Lord Mountflorence to 1776 and as the Viscount Enniskillen to 1789 was an Irish peer and politician The Right HonourableThe Earl of EnniskillenMember of the Irish Parliament for EnniskillenIn office 1761 1767Personal detailsBornWilliam Willoughby ColeMarch 1 1736DiedMay 22 1803 1803 05 22 aged 67 SpouseAnne Lowry CorryChildrenJohn Cole 2nd Earl of Enniskillen Galbraith Lowry Cole William Cole Arthur Henry Cole Lady Sarah Wynne Lady Elizabeth Anne Magenis Lady Florence Townley Balfour Henrietta Frances de Grey Countess de GreyParentJohn Cole 1st Baron Mountflorence father Arms of Cole Earl of Enniskillen Argent a bull passant sable armed or a bordure of the second bezantee on a canton sinister per pale gules and azure a harp of the third stringed argent 1 These are the arms of Cole of Nethway in the parish of Brixham Devon 2 differenced by a canton Enniskillen was the eldest son of John Cole 1st Baron Mountflorence of Florence Court County Fermanagh Cole represented Enniskillen in the Irish House of Commons from 1761 to 1767 when he succeeded his father as 2nd Baron Mountflorence and took his seat in the Irish House of Lords In 1776 he was created Viscount Enniskillen and in 1789 he was even further honoured when he was made Earl of Enniskillen Both these titles are in the Peerage of Ireland 3 Private life edit nbsp Florence Court County Fermanagh In November 1763 Enniskillen married Anne 4 daughter of Galbraith Lowry Corry Member of the Irish Parliament for County Tyrone and sister of Armar Lowry Corry 1st Earl Belmore They had four sons and four daughters 3 John Willoughby Cole 2nd Earl of Enniskillen 23 March 1768 31 March 1840 General The Hon Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole 1 May 1772 4 October 1842 The Hon Rev William Montgomery Cole d October 1804 Dean of Waterford The Hon Arthur Henry Cole 28 June 1780 16 June 1844 5 Lady Sarah Cole d 14 March 1833 married Owen Wynne in 1790 Lady Elizabeth Anne Cole d 1807 married Lieutenant Colonel Richard Magenis in 1788 Lady Florence Cole d 1 March 1862 married Blayney Townley Balfour in 1797 Lady Henrietta Frances Cole 22 June 1784 2 July 1848 married Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey on 20 July 1805 Lord Enniskillen died in May 1803 aged 67 and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son 3 References edit Kidd Charles Debrett s peerage amp Baronetage 2015 Edition London 2015 p P425 Vivian Lt Col J L Ed The Visitations of the County of Devon Comprising the Heralds Visitations of 1531 1564 amp 1620 Exeter 1895 p 213 a b c Mosley Charles ed 2003 Burke s Peerage Baronetage amp Knighthood 107 ed Burke s Peerage amp Gentry p 1329 ISBN 0 9711966 2 1 Linkin Harriet ed 2020 The Collected Letters of Mary Blachford Tighe Rowman amp Littlefield p 350 COLE Hon Arthur Henry 1780 1844 of 15 Jermyn Street Mdx History of Parliament Online Retrieved 16 June 2019 Parliament of Ireland Preceded byJames Saunderson John Cole Member of Parliament for Enniskillen1761 1767 With Richard Gorges Succeeded byRichard Gorges Richard Gorges Peerage of Ireland New creation Earl of Enniskillen1789 1803 Succeeded byJohn Willoughby Cole Viscount Enniskillen1776 1803 Preceded byJohn Cole Baron Mountflorence1767 1803 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Cole 1st Earl of Enniskillen amp oldid 1170205491, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
