Edward Guinness, 4th Earl of Iveagh
Arthur Edward Rory Guinness, 4th Earl of Iveagh, DL (born 25 August 1969), styled Viscount Elveden until 1992, is an Anglo-Irish aristocrat and businessman. He is a member of the Guinness family.
The Earl of Iveagh | |
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Member of the House of Lords | |
In office 18 June 1992 – 11 November 1999 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Personal details | |
Born | Arthur Edward Rory Guinness 10 July 1969 County Kildare, Ireland |
Political party | None (crossbencher) |
Spouse(s) | Clare Hazell (m. 2001) |
Children | 1 |
Residence | Elveden Hall, Suffolk, England |
Occupation | Brewing and farming |
Biography
An Anglo-Irish aristocrat, Iveagh is the son of Benjamin Guinness, 3rd Earl of Iveagh, and Miranda Guinness (née Smiley). He is usually known to his family and friends as Edward, or Ned, Iveagh.[1]
Becoming Earl of Iveagh from his father's death, he sat regularly as a hereditary peer in the House of Lords from 18 June 1992.[2] He was one of the youngest peers, and did not join a political party but sat as a crossbencher.[1] On 11 November 1999, he was among the bulk of peers who lost all political power on the removal of all but 92 from the Lords with the House of Lords Act 1999.[2]
On 27 October 2001, the nobleman married interior designer Clare Hazell, at St Andrew's and St Patrick's, Elveden, Suffolk.[3] The couple have one son:
- Arthur, Viscount Elveden (b. 2002)
Lord Iveagh lives on the 22,486-acre (91 km2) Elveden Estate in Suffolk, England (2.6% of the county).[1] The land is productive in the modern global economy as a one-unit arable farm for root vegetables most seasons, growing cereals as a break crop. Approximately 4,000 acres (16 km2) is forest.
Iveagh sold Farmleigh, the family's Irish home, and its park, adjacent to the Phoenix Park in Dublin, to the Irish Government in 1999 for the market price of €29.2m (£18.9m).
Arms
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References
- "Lord Iveagh: The boy from the black stuff". East Anglian Daily Times. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- "Mr Arthur Guinness (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- Starnes, Anna (14 May 2018). "These are the richest people living in and around Cambridgeshire". cambridgenews. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Iveagh
- A Year in the Life of a Country Estate – A series of 12 articles about Elveden from the BBC, dating from 2003.
Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by Benjamin Guinness |
Earl of Iveagh 1992–present |
Incumbent |