Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 8th Earl of Donoughmore

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search

Richard Michael John Hely Hutchinson, 8th Earl of Donoughmore (born 8 August 1927) is an Irish peer, styled Viscount Suirdale from 1948 until 1981.

The son of John Hely-Hutchinson, 7th Earl of Donoughmore, he succeeded to his father's titles in 1981 and sat in the House of Lords under the Viscountcy of Hutchinson (a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom).[1] Due to the House of Lords Act 1999 he lost his seat.

Donoughmore was educated at Winchester, Groton School (Massachusetts) and at New College, Oxford graduating with a medical degree and later gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Royal Army Medical Corps.

Family

Lord Donoughmore's first wife was Sheila Parsons, daughter of Frank Parsons and Jean McNeal. From this marriage he has four children. Countess Sheila died in 1998 and Lord Donoughmore married Margaret Stonehouse in 2003. He lives in Oxfordshire. He is the father of the publisher Tim Hely Hutchinson.

Ancestry

Family of Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 8th Earl of Donoughmore
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 4th Earl of Donoughmore
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. John Hely-Hutchinson, 5th Earl of Donoughmore
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Thomasina Steele
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 6th Earl of Donoughmore
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. William Stephens
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Frances Stephens
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Isabella Lewis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. John Hely-Hutchinson, 7th Earl of Donoughmore
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. James Grace
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Michael Grace
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Eleanor Russell
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Elena Grace
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Margaret Mason
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 8th Earl of Donoughmore
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. John Hotham
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Charles Hotham
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Maria Thompson
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. John Hotham
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. David Home
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Margaret Home
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Dorothy Hotham
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. John Wilson
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Gladys Wilson
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

See also

References

  1. ↑ Peerages in the Peerage of Ireland have never had an automatic right to sit in the House of Lords at Westminster

External links

Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by Earl of Donoughmore
1981–present		 Incumbent
Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Richard_Hely-Hutchinson,_8th_Earl_of_Donoughmore&oldid=3167648"