John Charles de la Poer Beresford, 7th Marquess of Waterford (6 January 1901 – 25 September 1934), was an Irish peer.

Biography

John Beresford was the son of

Henry Beresford, 6th Marquess of Waterford Henry de La Poer Beresford, 6th Marquess of Waterford KP (28 April 1875 – 1 December 1911), was an Irish peer, styled Earl of Tyrone until 1895. Biography Lord Tyrone was educated at Eton and became Marquess of Waterford in 1895 on the dea ...

, and Lady Beatrix Frances Petty-FitzMaurice. He served as a Second Lieutenant in the

Royal Regiment of Horse Guards The Royal Regiment of Horse Guards (The Blues) (RHG) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, part of the Household Cavalry. Raised in August 1650 at Newcastle upon Tyne and County Durham by Sir Arthur Haselrigge on the orders of Oliver Cro ...

, but died at age 33 in a shooting accident in the gun room at the family seat,

Curraghmore Curraghmore near Portlaw, County Waterford, Ireland, is a historic house and estate and the seat of the Marquess of Waterford. The estate was part of the grant of land made to Sir Roger le Puher (la Poer) by Henry II in 1177 after the Anglo-Nor ...

, in

County Waterford County Waterford ( ga, Contae Phort Láirge) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is part of the South-East Region, Ireland, South-East Region. It is named ...

Family

Lord Waterford married Juliet Mary Lindsay, daughter of Major David Balcarres Lindsay and Grace Maud Miller, on 14 October 1930. They had two children: * John Hubert de la Poer Beresford, who would eventually succeed as the 8th

Marquess of Waterford Marquess of Waterford is a title in the Peerage of Ireland and the premier marquessate in that peerage. It was created in 1789 for George Beresford, 2nd Earl of Tyrone. It is presently held by Henry Beresford, 9th Marquess of Waterford. The Ber ...

(14 July 1933 – 12 February 2015) * Lord Patrick Tristam de la Poer Beresford (16 June 1934 – 18 March 2020)Beresford
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* 1901 births 1934 deaths 7 Deaths by firearm in the Republic of Ireland Firearm accident victims Accidental deaths in the Republic of Ireland Royal Horse Guards officers {{Ireland-marquess-stub