William Ulick Tristram St Lawrence, 4th Earl of Howth KP (25 June 1827 – 9 March 1909) was an Irish peer, styled Viscount St Lawrence until 1874. He became

Earl of Howth Earl of Howth ( ) was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1767 for Thomas St Lawrence, 15th Baron Howth, who was elevated to Viscount St Lawrence at the same time, also in the Peerage of Ireland. The St Lawrence family descended ...

in 1874 on the death of his father, Thomas St Lawrence, 3rd Earl of Howth, and was appointed a Knight of the

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on 8 May 1884. His mother was Thomas's first wife Lady Emily de Burgh, daughter of

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Biography

He became a captain in the

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1847. He was

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in 1854. He sat in the

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as a

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MP for

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from 1868 to 1874. He was State Steward to the

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from 1855 to 1858. He died at a

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hotel aged 81, unmarried. The family titles became extinct on his death as he had no male heir.

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* 1827 births 1909 deaths Knights of St Patrick St Lawrence, William St Lawrence, Viscount St Lawrence, William St Lawrence, Viscount UK MPs who inherited peerages UK MPs who were granted peerages Place of birth missing Place of death missing Peers of the United Kingdom created by Queen Victoria Earls of Howth {{Ireland-earl-stub