John Henry de la Poer Beresford, 5th Marquess of Waterford (21 May 184423 October 1895), styled Earl of Tyrone from 1859 to 1866, was an

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politician. He served as

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from 1885 to 1886.

Background

Lord Waterford was the eldest son of

John Beresford, 4th Marquess of Waterford Reverend John de la Poer Beresford, 4th Marquess of Waterford (27 April 1814 – 6 November 1866) was an Irish peer and Church of Ireland minister. Beresford was the third son of the Henry Beresford, 2nd Marquess of Waterford and his wife, ...

, by his wife Christiana Leslie. He was the elder brother of Lord Charles Beresford,

Lord William Beresford Lieutenant-Colonel Lord William Leslie de la Poer Beresford (20 July 1847 – 30 December 1900) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that ...

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Lord Marcus Beresford Lord Marcus Talbot de la Poer Beresford, KCVO (25 December 1848 – 16 December 1922) was an equerry and racing manager. The son of the 4th Marquess of Waterford, he ran the stables of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales from 1890. On the Prince' ...

Political career

Lord Waterford was returned to Parliament for County Waterford in 1865, a seat he held until the following year, when he succeeded his father in the marquessate and took his seat in the

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. In 1868 he was made a Knight of the Order of St Patrick. He was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Waterford in 1874, which he remained until his death, and was admitted to the Irish Privy Council in 1879. In 1885 he was sworn of the

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, a post he held until the fall of the Conservative administration in early 1886.

In humour

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refers to Lord Waterford as "reckless and rollicky" in Colonel Calverley's song "If You Want A Receipt For That Popular Mystery" from the Gilbert and Sullivan opera ''

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Coming of Age Celebrations for 6th Marquess of Waterford

Family

Lord Waterford eloped with Florence Grosvenor Rowley, wife of John Vivian and married her on 9August 1872. He married secondly, Lady Blanche Somerset, daughter of

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, on 21July 1874. The second Lady Waterford suffered from a ''severe illness'' which left her an invalid. She had a special carriage designed to carry her around the estate at

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. Lord Waterford and his second wife had four children: * Henry de la Poer Beresford, 6th Marquess of Waterford (1875–1911) *Lady Mary Beresford (1877–1877), died in infancy *Lady Susan de la Poer Beresford, twin sister of Lady Mary (1877–1947), married Major Hon. Hugh Dawnay, son of

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and had issue, including Maj-Gen Sir David Dawnay *

Lady Clodagh Beresford Lady Clodagh de la Poer Beresford (6 August 1879 – 17 April 1957), was an Anglo-Irish philanthropist, writer and aristocrat. Life She was born Clodagh de la Poer Beresford to John Henry de la Poer Beresford, 5th Marquess of Waterford and La ...

(1879–1957), married Hon. Claud Anson, son of

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and had issue Lord Waterford committed suicide in October 1895, aged 51, and was succeeded in the marquessate by his only son, Henry. Many national newspapers expressed their sorrow at Lord Waterford's suicide, especially given his position in society.

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