William St Lawrence, 4th Earl of Howth
William Ulick Tristram St Lawrence, 4th Earl of Howth KP (25 June 1827 – 9 March 1909) was an Irish peer, styled Viscount St Lawrence until 1874. He became Earl of Howth in 1874 on the death of his father, Thomas St Lawrence, 3rd Earl of Howth, and was appointed a Knight of the Order of St Patrick on 8 May 1884. His mother was Thomas's first wife Lady Emily de Burgh, daughter of John de Burgh, 13th Earl of Clanricarde.
He became a Captain in the 7th Queen's Own Hussars 1847. He was High Sheriff of County Dublin in 1854. He sat in the English House of Commons as a Liberal MP for Galway Borough from 1868 to 1874. He was State Steward to the Viceroy of Ireland from 1855 to 1858.
He died at a Bournemouth hotel aged 81, unmarried. The family titles became extinct on his death as he had no male heir.[1]
References
- Rayment, Leigh. "Knights of the Order of St Patrick". Retrieved 13 December 2008.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Viscount William St Lawrence
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Rowland Blennerhassett George Morris |
Member of Parliament for Galway Borough 1868–1874 With: Sir Rowland Blennerhassett |
Succeeded by Frank Hugh O'Donnell George Morris |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by Thomas St Lawrence |
Earl of Howth 1874–1909 |
Extinct |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baron Howth 1881–1909 |
Extinct |