Vesey Dawson, 2nd Earl of Dartrey

Vesey Dawson, 2nd Earl of Dartrey (22 April 1842 – 14 June 1920), styled Viscount Cremorne between 1866 and 1897,[1] was an Irish Liberal politician.[2][3]

The Earl of Dartrey
Member of Parliament for Monaghan
In office 24 July 1865 – 25 November 1868 Serving with Charles Powell Leslie
Preceded by	Charles Powell Leslie Sir George Forster
Succeeded by	Charles Powell Leslie Sewallis Shirley
Personal details
Born	Vesey Dawson 22 April 1842
Died	14 June 1920 (aged 78) Dartrey Castle, County Monaghan
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Julia Georgiana Sarah Wombwell ​ ​ (m. 1882)​
Parents	Richard Dawson, 1st Earl of Dartrey (father) Augusta Stanley (mother)
Alma mater	Eton College

Family and early life

Dawson was the eldest child of Richard Dawson, 1st Earl of Dartrey (then Lord Cremorne), and his wife, Augusta Stanley, daughter of Edward Stanley and Lady Mary Maitland. He became known by the courtesy title Viscount Cremorne in July 1866 upon his father's elevation to an earldom. Educated at Eton College, he later became a captain and, later still, a lieutenant-colonel in the Coldstream Guards, retiring from the British Army in 1876.[3][4] In 1882, the then Lord Cremorne married Julia Georgiana Sarah Wombwell, daughter of Sir George Orby Wombwell and Lady Julia Sarah Alice Child-Villiers. Together, they had three children:[2][3]

• Lady Edith Anne Dawson (1883–1974)
• Lady Mara Augusta Dawson (1887–1961)
• Richard George Dawson (1890–1894)

Political career

He was elected at 1865 general election as one the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for Monaghan, but stood down at the next general election, in 1868.[5][2]

Peerage

Viscount Cremorne succeeded as 2nd Earl of Dartrey upon his father's death in May 1897. Upon his own death in 1920, he was succeeded by his brother, Anthony Lucius Dawson, who became 3rd Earl of Dartrey.[2][3][6]

Other activities

Lord Cremorne, as he then was, served as High Sheriff of Monaghan in 1878.[2][3] As Lord Dartrey, he owned around 25,000 acres of land and was a member of the Travellers' Club on Kildare Street in Dublin.[4]

Death

Lord Dartrey died at his home, Dartrey Castle in County Monaghan, after a long illness in 1920.[6]

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 3)
2. "Dartrey, Earl of (UK, 1847 - 1933)". Cracroft's Peerage. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
3. "Vesey Dawson, 2nd Earl of Dartrey". The Peerage. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
4. "Dartrey,". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2007. A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 4 March 2018. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
5. Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
6. Hicks, David (3 May 2014). "The Lost Castles of Monaghan". Retrieved 4 March 2018.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Hon. Vesey Dawson