Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 8th Earl of Donoughmore
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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
). 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
.
.
The son of John Hely-Hutchinson, 7th Earl of Donoughmore
John Hely-Hutchinson, 7th Earl of Donoughmore
John Michael Henry Hely-Hutchinson, 7th Earl of Donoughmore , known until 1848 by his courtesy title Viscount Suirdale, was a British politician who later sat as a hereditary peer in the House of Lords....
, he succeeded to his father's titles in 1981 and sat in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
under the Viscountcy of Hutchinson (a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
). Due to the House of Lords Act 1999
House of Lords Act 1999
The House of Lords Act 1999 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that was given Royal Assent on 11 November 1999. The Act reformed the House of Lords, one of the chambers of Parliament. For centuries, the House of Lords had included several hundred members who inherited their seats;...
he lost his seat.
Donoughmore was educated at Winchester
Winchester College
Winchester College is an independent school for boys in the British public school tradition, situated in Winchester, Hampshire, the former capital of England. It has existed in its present location for over 600 years and claims the longest unbroken history of any school in England...
, Groton School
Groton School
Groton School is a private, Episcopal, college preparatory boarding school located in Groton, Massachusetts, U.S. It enrolls approximately 375 boys and girls, from the eighth through twelfth grades...
(Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
) and at New College, Oxford
New College, Oxford
New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.- Overview :The College's official name, College of St Mary, is the same as that of the older Oriel College; hence, it has been referred to as the "New College of St Mary", and is now almost always...
graduating with a medical degree and later gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Royal Army Medical Corps
Royal Army Medical Corps
The Royal Army Medical Corps is a specialist corps in the British Army which provides medical services to all British Army personnel and their families in war and in peace...
.
Family
Lord Donoughmore is married to Shelia Parsons, Countess of Donoughmore and has four children. He lives in OxfordshireOxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
.