Background
Iveagh, The Earl Of was born on March 29, 1874 in London. Son of Edward Cecil (1st Earl of Iveagh) and Adelaide (Guinness) I.
Iveagh, The Earl Of was born on March 29, 1874 in London. Son of Edward Cecil (1st Earl of Iveagh) and Adelaide (Guinness) I.
Student Eton College, Trinity College, Cambridge. Doctor of Laws, Dublin U., 1928, Doctor of Science, 1937. Doctor of Laws, National U. Ireland, 1948.
Director London & N.W. Railway, 1903-1920. Conservative Member of Parliament for Haggerston, Shoreditch, 1908-1910. Deputy Lieutenant for Surrey, 1926, Essex, 1928-1946, Suffolk, 1930.
Aide de camp to His Major the King, 1916-1919. Chairman Arthur Guinness, Son & Limited company, London, since 1927.
Member London Company Council, 1904-1910, London Education Committee, 1911-1913. Served with Irish Hospital, South Africa, 1900. Member Federation Chambers Commerce British Empire (president 1928).
Clubs: Carlton, Kildare St.
Married Lady Gwendolen Onslow, October 8, 1903. Children: Lady Honor Svejdar, Viscount Elveden (deceased), Lady Patricia Lennox-Boyd, Princess Friedrich von Preussen.