Edward Wingfield, 2nd Viscount Powerscourt

Edward Wingfield, 2nd Viscount Powerscourt (23 October 1729 – 6 May 1764), styled The Honourable Edward Wingfield between 1744 and 1751, was an Anglo-Irish peer and politician.

The Right Honourable The Viscount Powerscourt
Lord Powerscourt
Member of Parliament for Stockbridge
In office 1756–1761
Personal details
Born	Edward Wingfield (1729-10-23)23 October 1729
Died	6 May 1764(1764-05-06) (aged 34)
Parent(s)	Richard Wingfield, 1st Viscount Powerscourt Dorothy Beresford Rowley
Relatives	Richard Wingfield, 3rd Viscount Powerscourt
Residence	Powerscourt House

Biography

Wingfield was the son of Richard Wingfield, 1st Viscount Powerscourt and Dorothy Beresford Rowley, daughter of Hercules Rowley, of Summerhill, County Meath. he was educated at St John's College, Cambridge.[1] He succeeded his father in the viscountcy in 1751.[2] This was an Irish peerage and gave him a seat in the Irish House of Lords. However, he was still able to stand for election for the British House of Commons, and in 1756 he was successfully returned for Stockbridge, a seat he held until 1761.[3]

Lord Powerscourt died unmarried in May 1764, aged 34, and was succeeded in the title by his younger brother, Richard.[2]

References

1. "Wingfield, Edward (WNGT748E)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
2. thepeerage.com Edward Wingfield, 2nd Viscount Powerscourt
3. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 5)

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by John Gibbons George Hay	Member of Parliament for Stockbridge 1756–1761 With: John Gibbons	Succeeded by George Prescott Nicholas Linwood
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by Richard Wingfield	Viscount Powerscourt 1751–1764	Succeeded by Richard Wingfield