Background
Lord Waterford was the eldest son of John Beresford, 4th Marquess of Waterford, by his wife Christiana Leslie.
politician Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom
Lord Waterford was the eldest son of John Beresford, 4th Marquess of Waterford, by his wife Christiana Leslie.
He served as Master of the Buckhounds under Lord Salisbury from 1885 to 1886. He was the elder brother of Lord Charles Beresford, Lord William Beresford and Lord Marcus Beresford. Lord Waterford was returned to Parliament for County Waterford in 1865, a seat he held until the following year, when he succeeded his father in the marquessate and took his seat in the House of Lords.
He was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Waterford in 1874, which he remained until his death, and was admitted to the Irish Privy Council in 1879. In 1885 he was sworn of the British Privy Council and appointed Master of the Buckhounds under Lord Salisbury, a post he held until the fall of the Conservative administration in early 1886. W. S. Gilbert refers to Lord Waterford as "reckless and rollicky" in Colonel Calverley's song "If You Want A Receipt For That Popular Mystery" from the Gilbert and Sullivan opera Patience.
The second Lady Waterford suffered from a severe illness which left her an invalid. She had a special carriage designed to carry her around the estate at Curraghmore. Henry de la Poer Beresford, 6th Marquess of Waterford (1875–1911)
Lady Mary Beresford (1877–1877), died in infancy
Lady Susan de la Poer Beresford, twin sister of Lady Mary (1877–1947), married Major Hon.
Hugh Dawnay, son of Hugh Dawnay, 8th Viscount Downe and had issue, including Maj-Gen Sir David Dawnay
Lady Clodagh Beresford (1879–1957), married Hon. Claud Anson, son of Thomas Anson, 2nd Earl of Lichfield and had issue
Many national newspapers expressed their sorrow at Lord Waterford's suicide, especially given the victim's position in society.
19th United Kingdom Parliament.
