The Viscount Downe | |
|---|---|
 Cigarette card of Viscount Downe produced during the Second Boer War | |
| In office 26 January 1857 – 21 January 1924 | |
| Preceded by | 7th Viscount Downe |
| Succeeded by | 9th Viscount Downe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hugh Richard Dawnay 20 July 1844 |
| Died | 21 January 1924 (aged 79) |
| Spouses | Lady Cecilia Maria Charlotte Molyneaux
(m. 1869; died 1910)Florence Faith Dening
(m. 1911) |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent(s) | William Dawnay, 7th Viscount Downe Mary (née Bagot), Viscountess Downe |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Battles/wars | Anglo-Zulu War Second Boer War |
Major-General Hugh Richard Dawnay, 8th Viscount Downe, KCVO, CB, CIE (20 July 1844 – 21 January 1924) was a British Army general and President of the Marylebone Cricket Club.