LORD CHARLES BERESFORD WAS A MAJOR LANDOWNER IN COUNTY CAVAN, WITH 8,817 ACRES
ADMIRAL LORD CHARLES WILLIAM DE LA POER BERESFORD, BARON BERESFORD, GCB, GCVO, was born in 1846 at Philipstown, County Offaly.
He was the second son of John, 4th Marquess of Waterford, and brother of John, 5th Marquess.
Lord Charles married, in 1878, Mina, daughter of Richard Gardner, in London.
He was educated at Bayford School, and Mr Foster's School, Stubbington, Hampshire.
His distinguished career is very well documented already.
Admiral Beresford was elevated to the peerage, in 1916, in the dignity of BARON BERESFORD, of Metemmeh and Curraghmore, County Waterford.
Lord Beresford died three years later, in 1919, when the barony became extinct.
He died at Langwell, Berriedale, Caithness, aged 73.
After a State funeral at St Paul's Cathedral, Lord Beresford was buried at Putney Vale Cemetery in south London.
The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Lord John George de la Poer Beresford (1773-1862), Lord Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of all Ireland, possessing great wealth, was known for his considerable largesse.
His patronage extended largely to Trinity College, Dublin; to the College of Saint Columba; and he restored Armagh Cathedral, at a cost of £30,000.
Furthermore, His Grace augmented the salaries of his clergy.
The bust of this distinguished prelate stands in the private chapel at Curraghmore, County Waterford.
He is interred in Armagh Cathedral.
Learmount Castle in County Londonderry, belonged to the same family through marriage.
First published in May, 2013. Beresford arms courtesy of European Heraldry.
First published in May, 2013. Beresford arms courtesy of European Heraldry.
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