George Brodrick, 5th Viscount Midleton
George Alan Brodrick, 5th Viscount Midleton (10 June 1806 – 1 November 1848) was a British nobleman.
The son of George Brodrick, 4th Viscount Midleton and Maria Benyon, he succeeded to the peerage in 1836. He was educated at Eton College.[1] He married Ellen Griffiths in 1833.[2]
He engaged the English architect, Decimus Burton, to make improvements in the streetscape of Cobh, County Cork.[3]
His death, in November 1848, was attributed to intentional charcoal inhalation.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ Appendix to the Eton School Lists: Comprising the Years 1853-6-9. E.P. Williams. 1864. pp. 104–.
- ^ The Gentleman's Magazine. F. Jeffries. 1848. pp. 649–.
- ^ "Dictionary of Irish Architects, 1720-1940".
- ^ The Spectator. F.C. Westley. 1848. pp. 1079–.
- ^ The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History and Politics of the Year ... J.G. & F. Rivington. 1849. pp. 1–.
