Richard Hare, 4th Earl of Listowel
The Earl of Listowel | |
|---|---|
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 5 June 1924 – 16 November 1931 Hereditary Peerage | |
| Preceded by | The 3rd Earl of Listowel |
| Succeeded by | The 5th Earl of Listowel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 September 1866 |
| Died | 16 November 1931 |
| Spouse |
Hon. Freda Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone
(m. 1904) |
| Children | 6, including William and John |
| Parent(s) | William Hare, 3rd Earl of Listowel Lady Ernestine Brudenell-Bruce |
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.
Background[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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]
- William Francis Hare, 5th Earl of Listowel (28 September 1906 – 12 March 1997)
- Hon. Gilbert Richard Hare (5 September 1907 – 14 September 1966)
- John Hugh Hare, 1st Viscount Blakenham (22 January 1911 – 7 March 1982)
- Lady Ethel Patricia Hare (29 October 1912 – 24 October 2005)
- Lady Elizabeth Cecilia Hare (8 May 1914 – 1990), married Arthur Guinness, Viscount Elveden (son and heir to Rupert Guinness, 2nd Earl of Iveagh)
- Major Hon. Alan Victor Hare (14 March 1919 – 10 April 1995)
References[edit]
- ^ a b Burke's Peerage (repr. 2003). Vol. 2. p. 2366.
- ^ "The War - The Duke of Connaught and the Irish Yeomanry". The Times. No. 36060. London. 8 February 1900. p. 10.
- ^ "No. 27160". The London Gazette. 2 February 1900. p. 692.
- ^ "The War - Embarcation of Troops". The Times. No. 36089. London. 14 March 1900. p. 7.