Background
He was the son of William Edward Parsons, 5th Earl of Rosse, whom he succeeded in 1918, and Frances Lois Lister-Kaye.
He was the son of William Edward Parsons, 5th Earl of Rosse, whom he succeeded in 1918, and Frances Lois Lister-Kaye.
He was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford.
Lord Rosse was active in the National Trust, and served as Chancellor of the University of Dublin. Rosse married Anne Messel, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel