Edward O'Neill, 2nd Baron O'Neill (31 December 1839 – 19 November 1928), known as Edward Chichester until 1855, was an Irish peer and

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politician. O'Neill was the eldest son of William O'Neill, 1st Baron O'Neill, and his first wife Henrietta (née Torrens), daughter of Robert Torrens, judge of the

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. He was elected to the

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for

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in 1863, a seat he held until 1880. In 1883 he succeeded his father in the barony and entered the

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. Lord O'Neill married Lady Louisa Katherine Emma, daughter of

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, in 1873. Their third son

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became a prominent politician and was created Baron Rathcavan in 1953. Lord O'Neill died in November 1928, aged 88, and was succeeded in the barony by his grandson Shane, the son of his second but eldest surviving son Captain the Hon. Arthur O'Neill, who had been killed in the

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. Arthur's younger son and another of Lord O'Neill's grandsons was

Terence O'Neill Terence Marne O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of the Maine, Privy Council of Northern Ireland, PC (NI) (10 September 1914 – 12 June 1990), was the fourth Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and leader (1963–1969) of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP). ...

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. Lady O'Neill died in 1942.

References

* Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors) ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (New York: St Martin's Press, 1990). * Williamson, D (ed.) ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (106th edition) (London 2002) *
www.thepeerage.com

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* * 1839 births 1928 deaths Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

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