Robert Devereux, 16th Viscount Hereford

The Right Honourable
The Viscount Hereford
The Right Honourable The Viscount Hereford
Born	3 January 1843
Died	27 March 1930 (aged 87); London
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Eton College; Sandhurst
Known for	Premier Viscount of England; Father of the House of Lords
Spouse	Mary Ann Morgan

Robert Devereux, 16th Viscount Hereford (3 January 1843 – 27 March 1930) was an English Peer. The Viscountcy of Hereford is the oldest extant viscountcy in the Peerage of England, making the holder the Premier Viscount of England.

Life

Lord Hereford was the eldest son of the Rev. Canon Robert Devereux, 15th Viscount Hereford. He was educated at Eton and Sandhurst. He was a JP and DL for Breconshire, a JP for Herefordshire and Radnorshire, and a county alderman for Monmouthshire.^[1]

Family

On 16 July 1863 he married the Hon. Mary Anne Morgan, youngest daughter of Charles Morgan, 1st Baron Tredegar. They had six children.

Hon Robert Charles Devereux, later 17th Viscount Hereford
Hon Muriel Devereux (b. 11 Aug 1866; d. 5 Jul 1924), mar. 2 May 1893 Anthony Noel Denny, of La Chripa, Puerto Oratava, Tenerife
Hon Eleanor Mary Devereux (b. 20 Sep 1868; d. 22 Jun 1944), mar. 21 Aug 1906 Maj Albert Addams-Williams OBE
Hon Lilian Devereux (b. 4 Sep 1870; d. 17 Oct 1959)
Hon Sybil Devereux (b. 19 Jan 1873; d. 3 Mar 1892)
Hon Rosamond Ela Devereux (b. 23 Jul 1875; d. 3 Aug 1945)

Lord Hereford died in 1930 shortly after becoming Father of the House of Lords having been a peer for 74 years and seven months.^[2]

Arms

Coat of arms of Robert Devereux, 16th Viscount Hereford
	Coronet A Coronet of a Viscount Crest Out of a Ducal Coronet Or a Talbot's Head Argent eared Gules Escutcheon Argent a Fess Gules in chief three Torteaux Supporters Dexter: a Talbot Argent eared Gules ducally gorged of the last; Sinister: a Reindeer proper horned ducally gorged and lined Or Motto Virtutis Comes Invidia

References

^ Hesilrige 1921, p. 468.
^ "The Father of the House". London: The Library of Nineteenth-Century Photography. Retrieved 7 May 2014.

Book cited

Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. 160A, Fleet street, London, UK: Dean & Son. p. 468.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)

External links

A listing of the Devereux family

Peerage of England
Preceded by Robert Devereux	Viscount Hereford 1855–1930	Succeeded by Robert Devereux

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[FOOTNOTEHesilrige1921468-1] Hesilrige 1921, p. 468.

[2] "The Father of the House". London: The Library of Nineteenth-Century Photography. Retrieved 7 May 2014.

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