Galbraith Armar Lowry-Corry, 7th Earl Belmore (14 April 1913 – 20 July 1960) was an

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and the son of Major Adrian Lowry-Corry, himself the son of Admiral the Hon. Armar Lowry-Corry (the second son of

Armar Lowry-Corry, 3rd Earl Belmore Armar Lowry-Corry, 3rd Earl Belmore (28 December 1801 – 17 December 1845), styled Viscount Corry from 1802 to 1841, was an Irish nobleman and politician. Background and career Lowry-Corry was the eldest son of Somerset Lowry-Corry, 2nd Earl Be ...

Early years and career

He was educated at

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and then at the

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. He fought in the

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and was wounded in action and later gained the rank of Major in the service of the

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. Major Lowry-Corry was serving with the Inniskillings in Malaya in 1949 when his commanding officer handed him a telegram addressed 'Lord Belmore'. It signalled that his bachelor cousin, the 6th Earl of Belmore, had died and that he, a great nephew of the 4th Earl, had succeeded to the

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and the family seat of

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– Castle Coole – scanned record 2) is a

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.''Culture Northern Ireland'' Lord Belmore: Connoisseur, Collector of Art 11 April 2011
Lord Belmore held the offices of Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant for

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Castle Coole

During his time at

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– Castle Coole – scanned record 2) is a

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while commercial woods were planted on the estate and a golf course was opened.

Family

He married Gloria Anthea Harker, daughter of Herbert Bryant Harker, of

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, on 18 February 1939, and had issue: * John Lowry-Corry, 8th Earl Belmore *Lady Anthea Geraldine Lowry-Corry (b. 16 February 1942), who was married on 24 April 1965 to Patrick Mathew Desmond Forde DL, of

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, son of Lieutenant Colonel Desmond Forde DL and the Hon. Margaret Ward (daughter of Maxwell Ward, 6th Viscount Bangor), and has issue. *Lady Sarah Lilian Lowry-Corry (b. 31 March 1945), who was married to Gary McNulty in 1979 and has issue. Lord Belmore died on 20 July 1960 aged 47 and was succeeded by his son.

References

People educated at Lancing College 1913 births 1960 deaths Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst British Army personnel of World War II Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers officers Deputy lieutenants of Fermanagh Galbraith Earls Belmore {{Ireland-earl-stub