George Henry Conyngham, 3rd Marquess Conyngham (3 February 1825 – 2 June 1882), styled Earl of Mount Charles from 1832 to 1876, was a British peer and soldier.
He was born on 3 February 1825, the son and heir of Francis Nathaniel Conyngham, 2nd Marquess Conyngham, and was baptised at St James's Church, Westminster. [1] He entered the Army as a cornet in the 2nd Regiment of Dragoons on 31 December 1844, [2] and exchanged to be a cornet and sub-lieutenant in the 1st Regiment of Life Guards on 28 April 1848; [3] on 19 October 1850 he was promoted to lieutenant. [4] Besides his military career, Mount Charles served as State Steward to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland ( Lord Clarendon) from 1847 to 1852.
Mount Charles was promoted to captain in the 1st Life Guards on 4 August 1854 [5] and to major and lieutenant-colonel on 24 August 1861. [6] He served simultaneously in the yeomanry, being made captain in the Royal East Kent Mounted Rifles on 20 April 1859, [7] major on 24 June 1862 [8] and lieutenant-colonel commandant on 2 February 1863. [9] He was granted brevet rank as a full colonel on 24 August 1866 [10] and went on half-pay on 13 June 1868. [11] He was then an Equerry to the Queen from 1870 [12] to 1872, when he was made an Extra Equerry. [13] On 17 July 1876 he succeeded his father as Marquess Conyngham in the Peerage of Ireland and Baron Minster in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, [1] and he took his seat in the House of Lords on 2 July 1877. [14] In politics he was a Liberal. Like his father, he held the office of Vice-Admiral of Ulster. [1] He was promoted to major-general on 1 October 1877 [15] and retired with the honorary rank of lieutenant-general on 1 October 1881, [16] with seniority later backdated to 1 July. [17]
Conyngham died at the age of 57 on 2 June 1882, in Belgrave Square. He was buried at Patrixbourne. His widow died at The Mount, Ascot, on 28 November 1907, and was buried on 3 December at Bifrons. [1]
He owned 166,000 acres including almost 10,000 in Kent, 122,000 acres in Donegal and 7,000 acres in Meath. [18]
On 17 June 1854 he married Lady Jane St Maur Blanche, only daughter and heiress of Charles Stanhope, 4th Earl of Harrington. [1] They had seven children.
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George Henry Conyngham, 3rd Marquess Conyngham (3 February 1825 – 2 June 1882), styled Earl of Mount Charles from 1832 to 1876, was a British peer and soldier.
He was born on 3 February 1825, the son and heir of Francis Nathaniel Conyngham, 2nd Marquess Conyngham, and was baptised at St James's Church, Westminster. [1] He entered the Army as a cornet in the 2nd Regiment of Dragoons on 31 December 1844, [2] and exchanged to be a cornet and sub-lieutenant in the 1st Regiment of Life Guards on 28 April 1848; [3] on 19 October 1850 he was promoted to lieutenant. [4] Besides his military career, Mount Charles served as State Steward to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland ( Lord Clarendon) from 1847 to 1852.
Mount Charles was promoted to captain in the 1st Life Guards on 4 August 1854 [5] and to major and lieutenant-colonel on 24 August 1861. [6] He served simultaneously in the yeomanry, being made captain in the Royal East Kent Mounted Rifles on 20 April 1859, [7] major on 24 June 1862 [8] and lieutenant-colonel commandant on 2 February 1863. [9] He was granted brevet rank as a full colonel on 24 August 1866 [10] and went on half-pay on 13 June 1868. [11] He was then an Equerry to the Queen from 1870 [12] to 1872, when he was made an Extra Equerry. [13] On 17 July 1876 he succeeded his father as Marquess Conyngham in the Peerage of Ireland and Baron Minster in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, [1] and he took his seat in the House of Lords on 2 July 1877. [14] In politics he was a Liberal. Like his father, he held the office of Vice-Admiral of Ulster. [1] He was promoted to major-general on 1 October 1877 [15] and retired with the honorary rank of lieutenant-general on 1 October 1881, [16] with seniority later backdated to 1 July. [17]
Conyngham died at the age of 57 on 2 June 1882, in Belgrave Square. He was buried at Patrixbourne. His widow died at The Mount, Ascot, on 28 November 1907, and was buried on 3 December at Bifrons. [1]
He owned 166,000 acres including almost 10,000 in Kent, 122,000 acres in Donegal and 7,000 acres in Meath. [18]
On 17 June 1854 he married Lady Jane St Maur Blanche, only daughter and heiress of Charles Stanhope, 4th Earl of Harrington. [1] They had seven children.
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