Wilfred Cairns, 4th Earl Cairns
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Lieutenant-Colonel Wilfred Dallas Cairns, 4th Earl Cairns, CMG, DL (28 November 1865 – 23 October 1946) was a peer of the United Kingdom and a Rifle Brigade officer.
Born in 1865, he succeeded as the 4th Earl Cairns on the death of his older brother, Herbert, in 1905. He bought and restored Farleigh House at Farleigh Hungerford in Somerset and lived there for most of the second half of his life. His daughter Hester married Robert Bourne rower and politician.[1] .
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- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl Cairns
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| Preceded by Herbert Cairns |
Earl Cairns 1905–1946 |
Succeeded by David Charles Cairns |
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