Lucius O'Brien, 15th Baron Inchiquin

Lucius William O'Brien, 15th Baron Inchiquin (21 June 1864 – 9 December 1929) was the England-born holder of a hereditary peerage in the Peerage of Ireland, as well as Chief of the Name of O'Brien and Prince of Thomond in the Gaelic Irish nobility.

The Right Honourable

The Lord Inchiquin

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Personal details
Born
Lucius William O'Brien

(1864-06-21)21 June 1864
Bishop's Waltham, United Kingdom
Died9 December 1929(1929-12-09) (aged 65)
London, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Spouse(s)
Emma Louise von Rothschild
(
m. 1867)
ChildrenDonough Edward Foster O'Brien, 16th Baron Inchiquin
Hon Katharine Beryl O'Brien
Phaedrig Lucius Ambrose O'Brien, 17th Baron Inchiquin
Hon Fionn Myles Maryons O'Brien
Hon Griselda Etheldreda Clodagh O'Brien
Hon Finola Helga Laetitia Monica O'Brien
ParentsEdward O'Brien,14th Baron Inchiquin
Emily O'Brien
EducationEton College
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch/service British Army
Years of service1885-93
RankLieutenant

Biography

O'Brien was born in England the second of four children, and oldest son, to Edward O'Brien, 14th Baron Inchiquin and first wife Emily A'Court, at Belmore near Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire.[1] He was educated at Eton College.

O'Brien was commissioned into the Royal Irish Rifles in 1885, transferring in 1886 to the English Rifle Brigade regiment in which he served until 1893.[2] He was later Honorary Colonel of the Clare Royal Field Artillery Reserve Volunteers.[3]

Politically a Conservative, O'Brien unsuccessfully stood for the British House of Commons by contesting the Eastern Division of County Clare in 1885.[4] He was State Steward to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1895.[4] He succeeded his father's peerage in 1900, serving hence as an Irish Representative Peer in the House of Lords. In 1921 he was appointed to the Senate of Southern Ireland[3] which was abolished next year by the formation of the Irish Free State.

He was Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace for County Clare, of which county he was High Sheriff for 1898. He was also a Justice of the Peace for the county of Shropshire.[4]

Marriage & Children

On 14 January 1896, Inchiquin married, at Richard's Castle, Ethel Jane Foster, daughter of Johnston J. Foster, of Moor Park near Ludlow, Shropshire,[2] which became his English residence. Together they had six children:[5]

  • Donough Edward Foster O'Brien, 16th Baron Inchiquin (born 5 January 1897, died 19 October 1968)
  • Hon Katharine Beryl O'Brien (born 19 April 1898)
  • Phaedrig Lucius Ambrose O'Brien, 17th Baron Inchiquin (born 4 April 1900, died 1982)
  • Hon Fionn Myles Maryons O'Brien (born 28 October 1903, died 2 August 1977), father of Conor Myles John O'Brien, 18th Baron Inchiquin
  • Hon Griselda Etheldreda Clodagh O'Brien (born 19 October 1906)
  • Hon Finola Helga Laetitia Monica O'Brien (born 22 September 1910, died 1975)

Lord Inchiquin died on 9 December 1929, aged sixty-five, and was succeeded by his eldest son.

References
  1. The Complete Peerage, Volume VII. St Catherine's Press. 1929. p. 56.
  2. The Complete Peerage, Volume VII. p. 57.
  3. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 1929. Burke's Peerage Ltd. p. 1297.
  4. Who Was Who, 1929-1940. A and C Black. 1947. p. 691.
  5. The Peerage, entry for 15th Lord Inchiquin
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by
Edward O'Brien		 Baron Inchiquin
1900–1929		 Succeeded by
Donough O'Brien
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