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Richard Hare, 4th Earl of Listowel

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The Earl of Listowel
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
5 June 1924 – 16 November 1931
Hereditary Peerage
Preceded byThe 3rd Earl of Listowel
Succeeded byThe 5th Earl of Listowel
Personal details
Born12 September 1866
Died16 November 1931
Spouse
Hon. Freda Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone
(m. 1904)
Children6, including William and John
Parent(s)William Hare, 3rd Earl of Listowel
Lady Ernestine Brudenell-Bruce

Richard Granville Hare, 4th Earl of Listowel (12 September 1866 – 16 November 1931), styled Viscount Ennismore from 1866 to 1924, was an Irish peer and British Army officer.

Background

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Lord Ennismore was the eldest son of William Hare, 3rd Earl of Listowel and Lady Ernestine Brudenell-Bruce, daughter of the 3rd Marquess of Ailesbury and Hon. Louise Horsley Beresford ( daughter of the 2nd Baron Decies).[1] He was educated at Eton and at Christ Church, Oxford. Commissioned as a lieutenant into the Grenadier Guards in 1890, he later transferred to the 4th (Militia) Battalion of the Royal Munster Fusiliers.

Career

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Following the outbreak of the Second Boer War in late 1899, Lord Ennismore was seconded for active service with the Imperial Yeomanry, and on 3 February 1900 appointed a lieutenant of the 45th (Dublin) Company,[2][3] attached to the 13th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry. The company left for South Africa in the middle of March 1900.[4]

He was then subsequently on the Western Front for the Great War, where he was promoted to Major as a volunteer for the County of London regiment, before being transferred back to the Royal Munster Fusiliers. It was not until 5 June 1924 that he came into his inheritance as Viscount and Earl of Listowel, and Baron Hare of Convamore, as well as Baron Ennismore.

Personal life

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He married Hon. Freda Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, daughter of Francis Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 2nd Baron Derwent, by Ethel Strickland-Constable, and they had six children:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Burke's Peerage (repr. 2003). Vol. 2. p. 2366.
  2. ^ "The War - The Duke of Connaught and the Irish Yeomanry". The Times. No. 36060. London. 8 February 1900. p. 10.
  3. ^ "No. 27160". The London Gazette. 2 February 1900. p. 692.
  4. ^ "The War - Embarcation of Troops". The Times. No. 36089. London. 14 March 1900. p. 7.
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by Earl of Listowel
1924–1931
Succeeded by