William Cole, 3rd Earl of Enniskillen

The Earl of Enniskillen
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
1840–1886
Hereditary Peerage
Preceded byJohn Cole
Succeeded byLowry Cole
Personal details
Born
William Willoughby Cole

(1807-01-25)25 January 1807
Died26 November 1886(1886-11-26) (aged 79)
Political partyConservative
Spouses
Jane Casamaijor
(m. 1844; died 1855)
The Hon. Mary Emma Brodrick
(m. 1865)
Children
  • John Willoughby Michael Cole, Viscount Cole
  • Lowry Cole, 4th Earl of Enniskillen
  • Lady Charlotte June Smith-Barry
  • Florence Mary Crichton, Countess Erne
  • The Hon. Arthur Edward Casamaijor Cole
  • Lady Alice Elizabeth Ashley
  • Lady Jane Evelyn Cole
Parent(s)John Cole, 2nd Earl of Enniskillen (father)
Lady Charlotte Paget (mother)
EducationHarrow 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.