Background
Dunkellin was the eldest son of Ulick de Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde, and the Honorary Harriet, daughter of George Canning.
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Education
He was educated at Eton.
Career
Dunkellin was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Coldstream Guards. He was Aide-de-Camp to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Lord Bessborough and then Lord Clarendon) between 1846 and 1852 and State Steward to the Lord Lieutenant (Lord Street Germans) between 1852 and 1854. He then served in the Crimean War and was taken prisoner during the Siege of Sevastopol.
Membership
17th United Kingdom Parliament. 18th United Kingdom Parliament. 19th United Kingdom Parliament]
Dunkellin also sat as Member of Parliament for Galway Borough between 1857 and 1865 and County Galway between 1865 and 1867.
