Background
He became Viscount Powerscourt in 1844 on the death of his father Richard Wingfield, 6th Viscount Powerscourt. Through this Wingfield line he was a maternal descendant of the historic Stratford Family.
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Mervyn Wingfield
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Career
On 26 April 1864, Wingfield married Lady Julia Coke, the daughter of Thomas Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester. They had five children:
Mervyn Richard Wingfield, 8th Viscount Powerscourt (1880–1947), a great-grandfather of Sarah, Duchess of York
Major-General Honorary Maurice Anthony Wingfield (21 June 1883 – 14 April 1956), married Sybil Frances Leyland and had issue.
He was Lees Knowles Lecturer in 1924
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Olive Elizabeth Wingfield (6 November 1884 – ?), married Major William John van de Weyer and had issue
Honorary
Clare Meriel Wingfield (5 June 1886–1969), married Arthur Chichester, 4th Baron Templemore
Honorary Lilah Katherine Julia Wingfield (13 January 1888–1981), married Sir Clive Morrison-Bell, 1st Baronet.
