Mervyn Patrick Wingfield, 9th Viscount Powerscourt
Mervyn Patrick Wingfield, 9th Viscount Powerscourt (22 August 1905 – 1973[1]), was an Anglo-Irish peer.
Mervyn Patrick Wingfield | |
|---|---|
| 9th Viscount Powerscourt | |
| Predecessor | Mervyn Richard Wingfield |
| Successor | Mervyn Niall Wingfield |
| Other titles | 9th Baron Wingfield, 3rd Baron Powerscourt |
| Born | 22 August 1905 Enniskerry, County Wicklow, Ireland |
| Died | 3 April 1973 Dunsany, County Meath, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Residence | Powerscourt Estate(until 1961) |
| Spouse(s) | Sheila Claude Beddington (married 16 December 1932) |
| Issue | Mervyn Niall, Grania, Guy Claude Patrick |
| Military career | |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1939–1945 |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | 8th Hussars, Royal Irish Fusiliers |
| Battles / wars | World War II - North Africa Campaign |
| Awards | 1939–45 Star, Africa Star, War Medal 1939–45, Coronation Medal 1953 |
Biography
[edit]He was the son of The 8th Viscount Powerscourt and Sybil Pleydell-Bouverie. He married Sheila Claude Beddington on 16 December 1932 in Jerusalem. They had three children, a daughter and two sons, Grania Langrishe, the heir 10th Viscount Powerscourt Mervyn Niall Wingfield ((1935-2015) son (the heir 11th Viscount Powerscourt)) Mervyn Anthony Wingfield 1963-) and Guy Wingfield.
The Second World War had a huge impact on the family. The then Mervyn Patrick Wingfield (he succeeded as The 9th Viscount Powerscourt in March 1947) served in the war and was captured by the Germans in Italy. When he came home his health had been compromised and he suffered from shell shock. His wife Sheila (known as Lady Powerscourt from March 1947) had taken the family to Bermuda. They returned home when he did. He came into his inheritance of the Powerscourt Estate in March 1947, when he became Lord Powerscourt. His marriage never recovered from the impact of the war. In 1963, his wife left and, as a result of the financial impact, the family sold the Powerscourt Estate.[2]
He was appointed the first Chief Scout of the Boy Scouts of Ireland (BSI) in 1949.
He was an uncle of the mother of Sarah, Duchess of York.
References
[edit]- ^ "Thepeerage.com - Person Page 3378".
- ^ Anne Roper (2011). "Journal of Enniskerry and Powerscourt Local History" (PDF). 1.
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