Michael Parsons, 6th Earl of Rosse
The Earl of Rosse | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 September 1906 |
| Died | 5 July 1979 (aged 72) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Brendan Parsons, 7th Earl of Rosse Hon. Martin Parsons |
| Parent(s) | William Edward Parsons, 5th Earl of Rosse Frances Lois Lister-Kaye |
| Education | Eton College Christ Church, Oxford |
Lawrence Michael Harvey Parsons, 6th Earl of Rosse (28 September 1906 – 5 July 1979) was an Irish peer. He was the son of William Edward Parsons, 5th Earl of Rosse, whom he succeeded in 1918, and Frances Lois Lister-Kaye. He was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford.
Education
At Oxford Parsons was part of the Railway Club, which included: Henry Yorke, Roy Harrod, Henry Thynne, 6th Marquess of Bath, David Plunket Greene, Edward Henry Charles James Fox-Strangways, 7th Earl of Ilchester, Brian Howard, Michael Parsons, John Sutro, Hugh Lygon, Harold Acton, Bryan Guinness, 2nd Baron Moyne, Patrick Balfour, 3rd Baron Kinross, Mark Ogilvie-Grant, John Drury-Lowe.[1]
Career
Lord Rosse was active in the National Trust, and served as Chancellor of the University of Dublin.[2]
Marriage and children
Rosse married Anne Messel, daughter of Lt.-Col. Leonard Charles Rudolph Messel, on 19 September 1935. They had two children:
- Brendan Parsons, 7th Earl of Rosse (born 21 October 1936),[3] married Alison Margaret Cooke-Hurle, daughter of Major John Davey Cooke-Hurle and had issue.
- Hon. Desmond Oliver Martin Parsons (23 December 1938 – 16 July 2010),[4] married Aline Edwina Macdonald, daughter of George Alexander Macdonald and had issue.
Anne Messel, by her first marriage to Ronald Armstrong-Jones, was the mother of Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, who in 1960 married The Princess Margaret, sister of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
References
Notes
- ^ Lancaster, Marie-Jaqueline (2005). Brian Howard: Portrait of a Failure. Timewell Press. p. 122. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ Years in Focus - Knottingley in 1979
- ^ Debrett's People of Today — The Earl of Rosse
- ^ Google Groups — PARSONS, Hon (Desmond Oliver) Martin (1938-2010)
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