Thady Wyndham-Quin, 7th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl
Thady Windham Thomas Wyndham-Quin, 7th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl (27 October 1939 – 25 March 2011) was an Irish peer.
Early life[]
He was educated at Ludgrove School and Institut Le Rosey, Switzerland.[1] While a schoolboy he was handicapped by polio.
He succeeded to the earldom in 1965 on the death of his father, Richard Wyndham-Quin, 6th Earl of Dunraven.[1]
Career[]
Lord Dunraven sold Adare Manor and its contents in 1984 to Irish-American businessman Tom Kane, and the manor was converted into the Adare Manor Hotel. Thereafter he lived with his family in a nearby house called Kilgobbin House.[citation needed]
He was chairman of the Irish Wheelchair Association for two decades.[2] The Dunraven Centre, a disability resource centre at Limerick Enterprise Development Park, is named after him.[citation needed]
Family[]
In 1969, he married Geraldine McAleer, daughter of Air Commodore Gerard W. McAleer, CBE, MB, BCh. They had one child, a daughter:
Death[]
Lord Dunraven died at his home on 25 March 2011, aged 71.[4] The earldom and his other titles became extinct on his death.
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References[]
- ^ a b c Who's Who 2007 (A. & C. Black Ltd, London, 2007)
- ^ Earl of Dunraven passes away after short illness Archived 2011-04-01 at the Wayback Machine Limerick Leader, 2011-03-28.
- ^ "Lady Ana Wyndham Quin and Duncan Johnson". Irish Times.
- ^ The 7th Earl of Dunraven and Mount Earl, Telegraph Announcements, 28 March 2011
External links[]
- 1939 births
- 2011 deaths
- People educated at Ludgrove School
- Alumni of Institut Le Rosey
- People from County Limerick
- People with polio
- People associated with Sandleford, Berkshire
- Royalty and nobility with disabilities
- Earls of Dunraven and Mount-Earl
- Peerage of Ireland earl stubs