Robert Devereux, 16th Viscount Hereford
The Viscount Hereford | |
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| Born | 3 January 1843 |
| Died | 27 March 1930 (aged 87) London |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Eton College Sandhurst |
| Known for | Premier Viscount of England Father of the House of Lords |
| Spouse | Mary Ann Morgan |
Robert Devereux, 16th Viscount Hereford (3 January 1843 – 27 March 1930) was an English Peer. The Viscountcy of Hereford is the oldest extant viscountcy in the Peerage of England, making the holder the Premier Viscount of England.
Life[edit]
Lord Hereford was the eldest son of the Rev. Canon Robert Devereux, 15th Viscount Hereford. He was educated at Eton and Sandhurst. He was a JP and DL for Breconshire, a JP for Herefordshire and Radnorshire, and a county alderman for Monmouthshire.[1]
Family[edit]
On 16 July 1863 he married the Hon. Mary Anne Morgan, youngest daughter of Charles Morgan, 1st Baron Tredegar. They had six children.
- Hon Robert Charles Devereux, later 17th Viscount Hereford
- Hon Muriel Devereux (b. 11 Aug 1866; d. 5 Jul 1924), mar. 2 May 1893 Anthony Noel Denny, of La Chripa, Puerto Oratava, Tenerife
- Hon Eleanor Mary Devereux (b. 20 Sep 1868; d. 22 Jun 1944), mar. 21 Aug 1906 Maj Albert Addams-Williams OBE
- Hon Lilian Devereux (b. 4 Sep 1870; d. 17 Oct 1959)
- Hon Sybil Devereux (b. 19 Jan 1873; d. 3 Mar 1892)
- Hon Rosamond Ela Devereux (b. 23 Jul 1875; d. 3 Aug 1945)
Lord Hereford died in 1930 shortly after becoming Father of the House of Lords having been a peer for 74 years and seven months.[2]
Arms[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ Hesilrige 1921, p. 468.
- ^ "The Father of the House". London: The Library of Nineteenth-Century Photography. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
Book cited[edit]
- Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. 160A, Fleet street, London, UK: Dean & Son. p. 468.
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