William St Lawrence, 2nd Earl of Howth

William St Lawrence, 2nd Earl of Howth (4 October 1752 - 4 April 1822) was an Anglo-Irish peer, styled Viscount St Lawrence from 1767 to 1801.

William St Lawrence
Born(1752-10-04)4 October 1752
Died4 April 1822(1822-04-04) (aged 69)
EducationTrinity College, Dublin
Spouse(s)
Mary Bermingham
(m. 1777; died 1793)

Margaret Burke
Children8, including Thomas
FatherThomas St Lawrence
RelativesHenry King (grandfather)
Richard Boyle (grandson)
William Boyle (grandson)
Christopher St George (grandson)

Life

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St Lawrence was the eldest son of Thomas St Lawrence, 1st Earl of Howth and Isabella King, daughter of Sir Henry King, 3rd Baronet and Isabella Wingfield. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin.[1]

He was Earl during the construction of Howth Harbour from 1807 as well as the visit of George IV to Ireland via Howth pier in 1821.[1]

Personal life

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On 1 June 1777, he married Lady Mary Bermingham, daughter of Thomas Bermingham, 1st Earl of Louth and Margaret Daly. She died on 20 July 1793.[2] They had four children:[3]

  • Lady Harriet St Lawrence (d. 1830), married Arthur French St George and had issue, including Christopher St George
  • Lady Mary St Lawrence (d. April 1827), married William Annesley, 3rd Earl Annesley in 1803, divorced 1820
  • Lady Matilda St Lawrence (d. 20 April 1849), married Maj. William Burke, of Quansborough
  • Lady Isabella St Lawrence (28 December 1787 – 24 January 1825), married Clifford Trotter

He later married Margaret Burke daughter of William Burke and Margaret Coleman of Keelogues, County Galway.[2] They had four children:[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Franci.s Elrington Ball (1917). A History of the County Dublin:: Howth. Alex. Thom & Company (Limited), Abbey-St.
  2. ^ a b Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1892). Complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct or dormant (G to K). Vol. 4 (1st ed.). London: George Bell & Sons. p. 284.
  3. ^ a b Lodge, Edmund (1872). "The Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire as at Present Existing".
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by Earl of Howth
1801–1822
Succeeded by