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Edward Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh

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Edward Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh

Edward Cecil Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh, (10 November 1847 – 7 October 1927), known between May 1885 and January 1891 as Sir Edward Cecil Guinness, 1st Baronet, was an Anglo-Irish businessman and philanthropist. A member of the prominent Guinness family, he was the head of the family's eponymous brewing business, making him the richest person in Ireland. A prominent philanthropist, he is best remembered for his provision of affordable housing in London and Dublin through charitable trusts.

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Born
Edward Cecil Guinness 10 November 1847 Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland
Died
7 October 1927(1927-10-07) (aged 79) Grosvenor Place, London, England
Resting place
Elveden, Suffolk
Party
Irish Unionist Alliance
Spouse
Adelaide Guinness (m. 1873; died 1916)
Children
Rupert Guinness, 2nd Earl of Iveagh Ernest Guinness Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne
Parent(s)
Sir Benjamin Guinness, 1st Baronet Elizabeth Guinness
Education
Trinity College Dublin

Tables

Coat of arms of Edward Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh · Arms
Earl of Iveagh
Coronet A Coronet of an Earl Crest 1st: A Boar passant quarterly Or and Gules; 2nd: On a Pillar Argent encircled by a Ducal Coronet Or an Eagle preying on a Bird's Leg erased proper Escutcheon Quarterly: 1st and 4th, Per saltire Gules and Azure a Lion rampant Or on a Chief Ermine a Dexter Hand couped at the wrist of the first (Guinness); 2nd a
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Preceded by4th Earl of Rosse
Preceded by4th Earl of Rosse
Academic offices
Preceded by4th Earl of Rosse
Academic offices
Chancellor of the University of Dublin 1908–1927
Academic offices
Succeeded by2nd Earl of Iveagh
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Academic offices
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation
New creation
Academic offices
New creation
Academic offices
Baronet (of Castle Knock) 1885–1927
Academic offices
Succeeded byRupert Guinness
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Academic offices
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation
New creation
Academic offices
New creation
Academic offices
Earl of Iveagh 1919–1927
Academic offices
Succeeded byRupert Guinness
Viscount Iveagh 1905–1927
Viscount Iveagh 1905–1927
Academic offices
Viscount Iveagh 1905–1927
Baron Iveagh 1891–1927
Baron Iveagh 1891–1927
Academic offices
Baron Iveagh 1891–1927
Academic offices
Preceded by4th Earl of Rosse
Chancellor of the University of Dublin 1908–1927
Succeeded by2nd Earl of Iveagh
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation
Baronet (of Castle Knock) 1885–1927
Succeeded byRupert Guinness
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation
Earl of Iveagh 1919–1927
Succeeded byRupert Guinness
Viscount Iveagh 1905–1927
Baron Iveagh 1891–1927

References

  1. Army List.
  2. London Gazette, No. 31610, p. 12889; 21 October 1919.
  3. Lynch & Vaizey (1960), op cit, 200–201.
  4. Wilson & Gourvish, "The Dynamics of the International Brewing Industry Since 1800". Psychology Press, 1998; p. 113.
  5. "Measuring Worth web site; UK GDP page"
    http://www.measuringworth.org/ukgdp/
  6. Wilson & Gourvish, op cit, p. 113 chart.
  7. Guinness partnership/, c. 2020
    https://www.guinnesspartnership.com/about-us/what-we-do/
  8. Dublin: The City Within the Grand and Royal Canals and the Circular Road with the Phoenix Park
  9. Canadian Medical Association Journal
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC407778
  10. A short history of giving to Trinity, 2014 booklet by Trinity College Dublin, p. 2.
  11. Geographic Names Information System
    https://web.archive.org/web/2020/https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:5:::NO::P5_ANTAR_ID:7412
  12. Sunday Herald, 30 November 1952, p. 9. Online; accessed 15 September 2014
    http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18517678
  13. "The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, May 13, 1906, Part II, Editorial Section, Image 20"
    https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045366/1906-05-13/ed-1/seq-20/
  14. Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922
  15. Joyce, J. The Guinnesses (Poolbeg Press, Dublin 2009), pp. 227–228.
  16. "The Guinness Fleets | National Maritime Museum of Ireland"
    http://www.mariner.ie/the-guinness-fleets/
  17. Bank of England
    https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/monetary-policy/inflation/inflation-calculator
  18. probatesearchservice
    https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Calendar?surname=Iveagh&yearOfDeath=1927&page=1#calendar
  19. 1951 Kenwood guidebook; Bryant J. Kenwood: Paintings in the Iveagh Bequest (2003).
  20. "The Iveagh Window"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20030223030036/http://www.jof.ie/iveagh.htm
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