Richard Hare, 4th Earl of Listowel

Richard Granville Hare, 4th Earl of Listowel (12 September 1866 – 16 November 1931), styled Viscount Ennismore from 1866 to 1924, was an Irish peer and British Army officer.

The Earl of Listowel
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
5 June 1924 – 16 November 1931
Hereditary Peerage
Preceded byThe 3rd Earl of Listowel
Succeeded byThe 5th Earl of Listowel
Personal details
Born12 September 1866
Died16 November 1931
Spouse
Hon. Freda Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone
(m. 1904)
Children6, including William and John
Parent(s)William Hare, 3rd Earl of Listowel
Lady Ernestine Brudenell-Bruce

Background

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Lord Ennismore was the eldest son of William Hare, 3rd Earl of Listowel and Lady Ernestine Brudenell-Bruce, daughter of the 3rd Marquess of Ailesbury and Hon. Louise Horsley Beresford ( daughter of the 2nd Baron Decies).[1] He was educated at Eton and at Christ Church, Oxford. Commissioned as a lieutenant into the Grenadier Guards in 1890, he later transferred to the 4th (Militia) Battalion of the Royal Munster Fusiliers.

Career

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Following the outbreak of the Second Boer War in late 1899, Lord Ennismore was seconded for active service with the Imperial Yeomanry, and on 3 February 1900 appointed a lieutenant of the 45th (Dublin) Company,[2][3] attached to the 13th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry. The company left for South Africa in the middle of March 1900.[4]

He was then subsequently on the Western Front for the Great War, where he was promoted to Major as a volunteer for the County of London regiment, before being transferred back to the Royal Munster Fusiliers. It was not until 5 June 1924 that he came into his inheritance as Viscount and Earl of Listowel, and Baron Hare of Convamore, as well as Baron Ennismore.

Personal life

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He married Hon. Freda Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, daughter of Francis Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 2nd Baron Derwent, by Ethel Strickland-Constable, and they had six children:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Burke's Peerage (repr. 2003). Vol. 2. p. 2366.
  2. ^ "The War - The Duke of Connaught and the Irish Yeomanry". The Times. No. 36060. London. 8 February 1900. p. 10.
  3. ^ "No. 27160". The London Gazette. 2 February 1900. p. 692.
  4. ^ "The War - Embarcation of Troops". The Times. No. 36089. London. 14 March 1900. p. 7.
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by Earl of Listowel
1924–1931
Succeeded by