William Hale John Charles Pery, 3rd Earl of Limerick, KP, PC, DL, JP (17 January 1840 – 8 August 1896), styled Viscount Glentworth until 1866, was an

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and

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politician. He served as

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under

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between 1889 and 1892 and again between 1895 and his death in 1896. In 1892 he was made a Knight of the

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Background

Limerick was the son of William Pery, 2nd Earl of Limerick, by his first wife Susanna, daughter of William Sheaffe. His mother died when he was one year old.Profile: William Hale John Charles Pery, 3rd Earl of Limerick
thepeerage.com; Retrieved 1 April 2016.

Political career

Lord Limerick succeeded his father in the earldom in 1866 and took his seat on the

benches in the

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. When the Conservatives came to power under

in 1886, he was appointed a

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. In 1889 he was promoted to

, a post he held until 1892, and again between 1895 and his death in 1896. In 1889 he was sworn of the Privy Council. Limerick was also a Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace and an aide-de-camp to

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. In 1892 he was made a Knight of the

., leighrayment.com; Retrieved 1 April 2016.

Family

Lord Limerick was twice married. He married firstly his cousin, Caroline Maria, daughter of Reverend Henry Gray, on 28 August 1862. They had one child,

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. Caroline died on 24 January 1877. Limerick married secondly Isabella, daughter of James Charles Henry Colquhoun, on 20 October 1877. They had several children, including

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Death

Lord Limerick died in August 1896, aged 56, and was succeeded in the earldom and his other titles by his son from his first marriage, William. The Countess of Limerick married Major Sir

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in 1898 and died in November 1927.

References

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