Alexander McDonnell, 9th Earl of Antrim
Alexander Randal Mark McDonnell, 9th Earl of Antrim, FRSA (3 February 1935 – 21 July 2021), was a Northern Irish peer. He was the son of The 8th Earl of Antrim (1911–1977) and his artist wife, Angela Sykes (1911-1984). As the heir to his father's titles, he was styled Viscount Dunluce from his birth until 1977. He lived mostly at his ancestral home, Glenarm Castle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, Ulster.
Education[]
Lord Antrim was educated at Downside School, Christ Church, Oxford and the Ruskin School of Drawing & Fine Art. He subsequently worked as an art restorer for the Tate Gallery, holding the posts of Keeper of Conservation, 1975–1995, and Director of Collection Services, 1990–1995. He was also a Director of Ulster Television from 1982 to 2000, Chairman of Northern Salmon Co. Ltd, from 2000 to 2008, and Prime Warden of the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers for the year 1995–1996.[1]
Family[]
Antrim was married twice and had three children, by his first marriage:
- Lady Flora Pennybacker (born 1963)
- Lady Alice McDonnell (born 1964)
- Randal Alexander St John McDonnell, 10th Earl of Antrim (born 1967); m. Aurora Gunn.
And from his second marriage:
- Lady Rachel McDonnell (born 1978)
His younger brother is the artist Hector McDonnell.[2]
Death[]
Lord Antrim died on 21 July 2021, at the age of 86 after a short illness.[3] His funeral was held at the Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church in Glenarm. [4]
Appointments[]
- Director of Ulster Television (UTV)
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
- Member of the Marine Biological Association
- Patron of the
Sources[]
- ^ 'ANTRIM, 14th Earl of, (Alexander Randal Mark McDonnell)' in Who's Who 2012 (London: A. & C. Black)
- ^ Neil Johnston, Exhibition: Hector McDonnell dated 28 November 2003 in Belfast Telegraph at belfasttelegraph.co.uk
- ^ Cochrane, Amy (22 July 2021). "9th Earl of Antrim passes away after short illness". The Belfast Telegraph.
- ^ "Glenarm bids farewell to the Earl of Antrim". Larne Times. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- The Complete Peerage, volume 14 (1998)
- Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th Edition (1999)
- 9th Earl of Antrim at thepeerage.com
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