Richard Michael John Hely Hutchinson, 8th Earl of Donoughmore (born 8 August 1927) is an Irish peer, styled Viscount Suirdale from 1948 until 1981.
The son of
John Hely-Hutchinson, 7th Earl of Donoughmore (12 November 1902 – 1981), and Dorothy Jean Hotham (12 August 1906 – 29 December 1995), he succeeded to his father's titles in 1981 and sat in the
House of Lords
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under the Viscountcy of Hutchinson (a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom). Due to the
House of Lords Act 1999
The House of Lords Act 1999 (c. 34) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed the House of Lords, one of the chambers of Parliament. The Act was given Royal Assent on 11 November 1999. For centuries, the House of Lords ...
he lost his seat.
Donoughmore was educated at
Winchester,
Groton School (
Massachusetts
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) and
New College, Oxford, graduating with a medical degree and later gaining the rank of captain in the service of the
Royal Army Medical Corps.
Family
Lord Donoughmore's first wife was Sheila Parsons, daughter of Frank Parsons and Jean Falconer. From this marriage he has four children. Lady Donoughmore died in 1998, and Lord Donoughmore married Margaret Stonehouse in 2003. He lives in
Oxfordshire. He is the father of the publisher
Tim Hely Hutchinson, the painter
Nicholas Hely Hutchinson. His younger brother is
Mark Hely Hutchinson, former CEO of
Bank of Ireland.
See also
*''
Hely-Hutchinson v Brayhead Ltd'' (1968); 1 QB 549
References
thepeerage.com
External links
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1927 births
Alumni of New College, Oxford
Groton School alumni
People educated at Winchester College
Royal Army Medical Corps officers
Living people
Nobility from Oxfordshire
People from Clonmel
Richard
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stro ...
Earls of Donoughmore
Donoughmore
Donoughmore (spelt ''Donaghmore'' by Ordnance Survey Ireland; Irish: ''Domhnach Mór'') is a civil and Catholic parish in County Cork, Ireland. This rural district lies 25 km west-northwest of Cork city. Donoughmore is part of the Cork Nor ...