The Earl of Enniskillen | |
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Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
In office 1840–1886 Hereditary Peerage | |
Preceded by | John Cole |
Succeeded by | Lowry Cole |
Personal details | |
Born | William Willoughby Cole 25 January 1807 |
Died | 26 November 1886 | (aged 79)
Political party | Conservative |
Spouses | Jane Casamaijor
(m. 1844; died 1855)The Hon. Mary Emma Brodrick
(m. 1865) |
Children |
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Parent(s) | John Cole, 2nd Earl of Enniskillen (father) Lady Charlotte Paget (mother) |
Education | Harrow School Christ Church, Oxford |
William Willoughby Cole, 3rd Earl of Enniskillen, FRS (25 January 1807 – 12 November 1886) styled by the courtesy title Viscount Cole until 1840, was an Irish palaeontologist and Conservative Member of Parliament. He also served as the first Imperial Grand Master of the Orange Order from 1866 until his death. He was Grand Master of the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland from 1846 until his death.