William Molyneux, 4th Earl of Sefton, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

William Molyneux, 4th Earl of Sefton

Irish Earl

Date of Birth: 14-Oct-1835

Date of Death: 27-Jun-1897

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About William Molyneux, 4th Earl of Sefton

  • William Philip Molyneux, 4th Earl of Sefton, (14 October 1835 – 27 June 1897) was a British peer. Born Viscount Molyneux, he was the eldest son of Charles Molyneux, 3rd Earl of Sefton and his wife, Mary.
  • He was educated at Eton College, Berks.
  • In 1854, Molyneux became an ensign in the Grenadier Guards and inherited his father's earldom the following year.
  • He was promoted to captain in 1857, retiring a year later, when he was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire. On 18 July 1866, Lord Sefton married Hon.
  • Cecil Emily Jolliffe (1838–1899), the fifth daughter of William Jolliffe, 1st Baron Hylton.
  • They had five children: Charles William Hylton, styled Viscount Molyneux (1867–1901), later 5th Earl of Sefton. Lady Gertrude Eleanor (1868–1937) Lady Rose Mary (c.1870–1905) Hon.
  • Osbert Cecil (1871–1930), later 6th Earl of Sefton. Hon.
  • Richard Frederick (1873–1954)Lord Sefton was appointed a Knight of the Garter in 1885.
  • In 1886, he built Abbeystead House in the forest of Wyresdale, Lancashire as a 'private shooting lodge on a grand scale'.
  • On his death in 1897, his titles passed to his eldest son, Charles. The family seats were : Croxteth Hall, Lancs ; Abbeystead House, Lancs ; Sefton House, Belgravia Sq., London

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