John Beresford, 4th Marquess of Waterford

Reverend John de la Poer Beresford, 4th Marquess of Waterford (27 April 1814 – 6 November 1866) was an Irish peer and Church of Ireland minister.

Beresford was the third son of the Henry Beresford, 2nd Marquess of Waterford and his wife, Susanna.[1] He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge.[2] He later entered the ministry and was the incumbent of Mullaghbrack, County Armagh and a Prebendary of St Patrick's Cathedral, serving under his uncle, Lord John.

Christiana Beresford, Marchioness of Waterford

On 20 February 1843, he married Christiana Leslie, daughter of Charles Powell Leslie II.[3] They had five sons:

• John Henry de la Poer, Earl of Tyrone, later 5th Marquess of Waterford (1844–1895)
• Lord Charles William de la Poer (1846–1919), later created Baron Beresford, naval commander
• Lord William Leslie de la Poer (1847–1900), soldier
• Lord Marcus Talbot de la Poer (1848–1922), equerry
• Lord Delaval James de la Poer (1862–1906), soldier

Beresford inherited the marquessate from his childless brother in 1859. On his own death in 1866, the title passed to his eldest son, John.

References

1. Venn, Alumni Cantabrigienses has him the third son.
2. "Beresford, Lord John De La Poer (BRST832JD)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
3. Debrett's Illustrated Peerage, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Under the Immediate Revision and Correction of the Peers. Bosworth. 1865. p. 344.