1926
As the 4th Earl of Dunraven died without a male heir, the Earldom passed to his cousin Windham Henry Wyndham Quin, who was the son of the 2nd Earl’s youngest son. Windham, the 5th Earl, had a distinguished military career, serving in the first and second Boer Wars. In the background of his portrait is a bronze sculpture of a mounted cavalry officer. A reference to his role as Commander of the Glamorgan Imperial Yeomanry: a volunteer cavalry regiment of the British Army. Windham Henry was elected as MP for South Glamorganshire in 1895 and again in 1900. He married Eva Constance Aline Bourke in 1885 She was the daughter of The Earl of Mayo of Palmerstown House, Naas Co Kildare. They had four children: Richard, Valentine, Olein and Kathleen. The 5th Earl of Dunraven dies, and his eldest son Richard Southwell Windham Robert Wyndham-Quin becomes the 6th Earl. He was born in the hills of Tamil Nadu, India where his father was stationed.
He married his wife, Nancy Yuille in 1934 in Palm Beach where they met. They had three children: Lady Melissa, Lady Caroline and Viscount Adare. After the death of the 6th Earl of Dunraven, the title is inherited by his only son, Thady Windham Thomas Wyndham Quin. He married Geraldine McAleer in 1969 and they have one daughter, Lady Ana. He devoted his life to the running of the Estates and campaigning for the disabled in Ireland; Thady had contracted poliomyelitis as an adolescent and was a wheelchair user for the rest of his life. He held the honour of Patron of the Irish Wheelchair Association for twenty years. With no male heir, the Earldom and his other titles became extinct on his death in March 2011. At a time when there was little state support for historic houses in Ireland, he made the difficult decision to sell the family seat, Adare Manor. In 1988 Adare Manor becomes a 5 star hotel. CONTINUED
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