Francis Needham, 4th Earl of Kilmorey
The Earl of Kilmorey | |
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Earl of Kilmorey in 1920 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Francis Charles Adelbert Henry Needham 26 November 1883 Brentford, Middlesex, England |
| Died | 11 January 1961 (aged 77) Mourne Park, County Down, Northern Ireland |
| Citizenship | British |
| Spouse | Lady Norah Frances Hastings |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Francis Needham, 3rd Earl of Kilmorey Ellen Constance Baldock |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | Royal Military Academy Sandhurst |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | British Army Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1901–1946 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | King's Shropshire Light Infantry 1st Life Guards Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve |
| Battles/wars | First World War |
Captain Francis Charles Adelbert Henry Needham, 4th Earl of Kilmorey PC (NI) OBE ADC DL (26 November 1883 – 11 January 1961), styled Viscount Newry until 1915, was a Royal Navy officer and Anglo-Irish peer.
In 1916 he was appointed as an Irish representative peer, to sit in the House of Lords for life representing Ireland. No more such peers were appointed after the independence of the Irish Free State in 1922, and when Kilmorey died in 1961 he was the last such surviving peer.