William Hedges-White, 3rd Earl of Bantry
William Henry Hare Hedges-White, 3rd Earl of Bantry (10 November 1801 – 15 January 1884) was an Anglo-Irish Conservative peer.
He was the second son of Richard White, 1st Earl of Bantry and Lady Margaret Anne Hare. In 1840 he took the additional surname of Hedges after inheriting the estates of his great-uncle, Robert Hedges Eyre.[1] He served as High Sheriff of County Cork in 1848. He succeeded his elder brother as Earl of Bantry following his death in 1868. On 6 July 1869 Lord Bantry was elected as an Irish representative peer and took his seat in the House of Lords.
On 16 Apr 1845 he married Jane Herbert, and together they had six children. His daughter Olivia Charlotte married Arthur Guinness. He died in 1884 and was succeeded by his only son, William Hedges-White.[2]
References
- John Bernard Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire (H. Colburn, 1845), p.64 (Retrieved 3 June 2016).
- "No. 25490". The London Gazette. 14 July 1885. p. 3262.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by The Earl of Wicklow |
Irish Representative Peer for Ireland 1869–1884 |
Succeeded by The Lord Langford |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by Richard White |
Earl of Bantry 1868–1884 |
Succeeded by William Hedges-White |