Edward Nugent Leeson, 6th Earl of Milltown, (9 October 1835 – 30 May 1890), was an Irish peer. He was the second son of

Joseph Leeson, 4th Earl of Milltown Joseph Leeson, 4th Earl of Milltown KP (11 February 1799 – 31 January 1866) was an Irish peer, styled Viscount Russborough from 1801 to 1807. He was the son of the Hon. Joseph Leeson, who died shortly after his birth, and Emily Douglas, third ...

and his wife Barbara, dowager Lady Caste Coote, daughter of Sir Joshua Colles Meredyth, 8th Baronet.

Life

Earl of Milltown Vanity Fair 24 November 1883

Educated at

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, he was

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at the

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in 1862. On the death of his elder brother Joseph Leeson, 5th Earl of Milltown in 1871, he succeeded to his family's peerage then being elected on 23 August 1881 as an

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, allowing him to sit in the

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from 14 June 1887, in 1889 Lord Milltown became an Honorary

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, and was also appointed a Knight of St. Patrick on 7 February 1890, shortly before his death. He married, in 1871, Lady Geraldine Stanhope, daughter of the

Leicester Stanhope, 5th Earl of Harrington Leicester FitzGerald Charles Stanhope, 5th Earl of Harrington, CB (2 September 17847 September 1862), styled The Honourable Leicester Stanhope until 1851, was an English peer and soldier. Early life Leicester Stanhope was born in Dublin in 1784 ...

, but had no issue. On his death, the title passed to his brother Henry Leeson who died a year later when the title fell dormant (pending any claim by

Robert Leeson Robert Arthur Leeson (31 March 1928, Northwich, Cheshire – 29 September 2013) was an English author, mainly known for his children's books. Before becoming a writer, he worked as Literary Editor of the left-wing British newspaper the '' Mornin ...

's descendants).

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Life

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