George Nugent, 1st Marquess of Westmeath
George Thomas John Nugent, 1st Marquess of Westmeath (17 July 1785 – 5 May 1871), styled Lord Delvin between 1792 and 1814 and known as The Earl of Westmeath between 1814 and 1821, was an Irish peer.
Background
Nugent was born in Clonyn, County Westmeath, the son of George Frederick Nugent, 7th Earl of Westmeath, and Marianne, daughter of Major James St. John Jefferyes.[1] His parents divorced in 1796 after his father's discovery of his mother's affair with Augustus Bradshaw, which also resulted in a celebrated action for criminal conversation.
Career
Lord Westmeath succeeded his father in the earldom in 1821.[1] The following year he was created Marquess of Westmeath in the Peerage of Ireland.[2] As these were Irish peerages they did not entitle him to an automatic seat in the House of Lords. However, in 1831 he was elected an Irish Representative Peer.[3] The same year he was also appointed Lord-Lieutenant of Westmeath, a post he held until his death.[4]
Family
Lord Westmeath was married three times. He married firstly Lady Emily Anne Bennet Elizabeth Cecil, daughter of James Cecil, 1st Marquess of Salisbury, and Lady Emily Mary Hill, on 29 May 1812. They had two children:
- William Henry Wellington Brydges Nugent, Lord Delvin (24 November 1818 – 16 November 1819)
- Lady Rosa Emily Mary Anne Nugent (1814–1883), married Fulke Greville-Nugent, 1st Baron Greville.
Lord Westmeath and Lady Emily divorced in 1827. He married, secondly, Maria Jervis on 18 February 1858. They divorced in 1862. He married, lastly, Elizabeth Charlotte Verner, on 12 July 1864. He had an illegitimate daughter, Eliza Nugent (c. 1806 - 14 September 1877), who married Alfred Harley, 6th Earl of Oxford and Mortimer.
Lord Westmeath died in May 1871, aged 85, when the marquessate became extinct. He was succeeded in his remaining titles by his kinsman, Anthony Nugent. The Marchioness of Westmeath died in September 1882.[5]
References
- 1 2 thepeerage.com George Thomas John Nugent, 1st and last Marquess of Westmeath
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 17781. p. 59. 12 January 1822.
- ↑ leighrayment.com Representative Peers - Ireland
- ↑ leighrayment.com Peerage: Wellesley to Willoughby of Parham
- ↑ cracroftspeerage.co.uk George Thomas John Nugent, 8th Earl of Westmeath later 1st Marquess of Westmeath
- Dukes of Buckingham Accessed 11 February 2009
External links
- "Archival material relating to Nugent, George Thomas John (1785-1871) Marquess of Westmeath". UK National Archives.
| Honorary titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| New office | Lord Lieutenant of Westmeath 1831–1871 |
Succeeded by The Lord Greville |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| New creation | Marquess of Westmeath 1822–1871 |
Extinct |
| Preceded by George Frederick Nugent, 7th Earl of Westmeath |
Earl of Westmeath 1814–1871 |
Succeeded by Anthony Francis Nugent, 9th Earl of Westmeath |