Edward Wingfield, 2nd Viscount Powerscourt (23 October 1729 – 6 May 1764), styled The Honourable Edward Wingfield between 1744 and 1751, was an Anglo-Irish peer and politician.
The Viscount Powerscourt | |
|---|---|
 Lord Powerscourt | |
| Member of Parliament for Stockbridge | |
| In office 1756–1761 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward Wingfield 23 October 1729 |
| Died | 6 May 1764 (aged 34) |
| Parent(s) | Richard Wingfield, 1st Viscount Powerscourt Dorothy Beresford Rowley |
| Relatives | Richard Wingfield, 3rd Viscount Powerscourt |
| Residence | Powerscourt House |
Biography
editWingfield was the son of Richard Wingfield, 1st Viscount Powerscourt and Dorothy Beresford Rowley, daughter of Hercules Rowley, of Summerhill, County Meath. he was educated at St John's College, Cambridge.[1] He succeeded his father in the viscountcy in 1751.[2] This was an Irish peerage and gave him a seat in the Irish House of Lords. However, he was still able to stand for election for the British House of Commons, and in 1756 he was successfully returned for Stockbridge, a seat he held until 1761.[3]
Lord Powerscourt died unmarried in May 1764, aged 34, and was succeeded in the title by his younger brother, Richard.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Wingfield, Edward (WNGT748E)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ a b thepeerage.com Edward Wingfield, 2nd Viscount Powerscourt
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 5)