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'''Lawrence Michael Harvey Parsons, 6th Earl of Rosse''' (28 September 1906 - 5 July 1979) was an [[Peerage of Ireland|Irish peer]]. He was the son of [[William Edward Parsons, 5th Earl of Rosse]], whom he succeeded in 1918, and Frances Lois Lister-Kaye. He was educated at [[Eton College]] and [[Christ Church, Oxford]]
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'''Laurence Michael Harvey Parsons, 6th Earl of Rosse''', [[Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire|KBE]] (28 September 1906 – 5 July 1979) was an [[Anglo-Irish]] [[Peerage of Ireland|peer]].
Lord Rosse was active in the [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]], and served as Vice-Chancellor of the [[University of Dublin]]<ref>[http://www.knottingley.org/history/pastyears/years_1979.htm Years in Focus - Knottingley in 1979<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>.


==Marriage and children==
==Early life and education==
Parsons was the son of [[William Edward Parsons, 5th Earl of Rosse]], whom he succeeded in 1918, and Frances Lois Lister-Kaye, daughter of Sir Cecil Edmund Lister-Kaye, 4th Bt. and Lady Beatrice Adeline Pelham-Clinton.
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Rosse married Anne Messel, daughter of [[Lieutenant-Colonel (UK)|Lt.-Col.]] Leonard Charles Rudolph Messel, on 19 September 1935. They had two children:


Lord Rosse was educated at [[Eton College]] and [[Christ Church, Oxford]] (B.A., 1929; M.A. 1931). At Oxford, Parsons was member of the Railway Club, which included: [[Henry Vincent Yorke|Henry Yorke]], [[Roy Harrod]], [[Henry Thynne, 6th Marquess of Bath]], [[David Plunket Greene]], [[Edward Henry Charles James Fox-Strangways, 7th Earl of Ilchester]], [[Brian Howard (poet)|Brian Howard]], Michael Parsons, [[John Sutro]], [[Hugh Lygon]], [[Harold Acton]], [[Bryan Guinness, 2nd Baron Moyne]], [[Patrick Balfour, 3rd Baron Kinross]], [[Mark Ogilvie-Grant]], [[John Drury-Lowe]].<ref name="Lancaster">{{cite book|last1=Lancaster|first1=Marie-Jaqueline|title=Brian Howard: Portrait of a Failure|date=2005|publisher=Timewell Press|page=122|isbn=9781857252118|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7IVRYLb2wcAC&pg=PA122|accessdate=20 January 2018}}</ref> The members of the Railway Club dined in black-tie aboard the Penzance-Aberdeen Express between Oxford and Leicester.<ref>"Then there was the Oxford Railway Club, formed to popularize the pleasures of drinking on trains at night. A party of a dozen young men in full evening dress would board the Penzance-Aberdeen express at Oxford and travel on it as far as Leicester; they would return at once on the Aberdeen-Penzance express. On the outward journey they would dine, and on the way back make speeches." Graña, C., & Graña, M. (1990). On Bohemia: The code of the self-exiled. New Brunswick: Transaction Publishers</ref>

==Career==
Lord Rosse fought in the Second World War, reaching the rank of captain in the Irish Guards. He was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1945. Lord Rosse held the office of [[Vice-Chancellor of the University of Dublin]] between 1949 and 1964 and was Pro-Chancellor of the university from 1965 to 1979.

==Recognition==
He was elected a Fellow of [[Royal Society of Arts]] (F.R.S.A.), a [[Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries]] (F.S.A.), and a [[Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society]] (F.R.A.S). He was appointed [[Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (K.B.E.) in the [[1974 New Year Honours]]. Lord Rosse was active in the [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]].<ref>Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. Volume 3, page 3405.</ref>

==Marriage and children==
[[File:Birr Castle, Offaly.jpg|thumb|260px|Birr Castle, County Offaly. Seat of the Earls of Rosse]]
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Rosse married [[Anne Parsons, Countess of Rosse|Anne Messel]], daughter of [[Lieutenant-Colonel (UK)|Lt.-Col.]] Leonard Charles Rudolph Messel and Maud Frances Sambourne, on 19 September 1935. They spent their honeymoon in China. They had two children:
* [[Brendan Parsons, 7th Earl of Rosse]] (born 21 October 1936),<ref>[http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/r/3092/(William)%20Brendan%20Parsons+ROSSE.aspx Debrett's People of Today — The Earl of Rosse]</ref> married Alison Margaret Cooke-Hurle, daughter of [[Major (UK)|Major]] John Davey Cooke-Hurle and had issue.
* [[Brendan Parsons, 7th Earl of Rosse]] (born 21 October 1936),<ref>[http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/r/3092/(William)%20Brendan%20Parsons+ROSSE.aspx Debrett's People of Today — The Earl of Rosse]</ref> married Alison Margaret Cooke-Hurle, daughter of [[Major (UK)|Major]] John Davey Cooke-Hurle and had issue.
* [[Hon.]] Desmond Oliver '''Martin''' Parsons (23 December 1938–16 July 2010),<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/peerage-news/browse_thread/thread/87465910e523131d Google Groups — PARSONS, Hon (Desmond Oliver) Martin (1938-2010)]</ref> married Aline Edwina Macdonald, daughter of George Alexander Macdonald and had issue.
* [[Hon.]] Desmond Oliver ''Martin'' Parsons (23 December 1938 – 16 July 2010),<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/peerage-news/browse_thread/thread/87465910e523131d Google Groups — PARSONS, Hon (Desmond Oliver) Martin (1938-2010)]</ref> married Aline Edwina Macdonald, daughter of George Alexander Macdonald and had issue.


Anne Messel, by her first marriage to [[Ronald Armstrong-Jones]], was the mother of [[Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon]], who in 1960 married [[Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon|The Princess Margaret]], sister of [[List of British monarchs|Queen]] [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom]].
Anne Messel, by her first marriage to [[Ronald Armstrong-Jones]], was the mother of [[Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon]], who in 1960 married [[Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon|Princess Margaret]], sister of [[List of British monarchs|Queen]] [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom]].


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Latest revision as of 13:46, 12 May 2024

The Right Honourable
The Earl of Rosse
Railway Club at Oxford, conceived by John Sutro, dominated by Harold Acton. Left to right, back: Henry Yorke, Roy Harrod, Henry Weymouth, David Plunket Greene, Harry Stavordale, Brian Howard. Middle row: Michael Rosse, John Sutro, Hugh Lygon, Harold Acton, Bryan Guinness, Patrick Balfour, Mark Ogilvie-Grant, Johnny Drury-Lowe; front: porters.
Personal details
Born(1906-09-28)28 September 1906
Died5 July 1979(1979-07-05) (aged 72)
Spouse
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(m. 1935)​
ChildrenBrendan Parsons, 7th Earl of Rosse
Hon. Martin Parsons
Parent(s)William Edward Parsons, 5th Earl of Rosse
Frances Lois Lister-Kaye
EducationEton College
Christ Church, Oxford

Laurence Michael Harvey Parsons, 6th Earl of Rosse, KBE (28 September 1906 – 5 July 1979) was an Anglo-Irish peer.

Early life and education

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Parsons was the son of William Edward Parsons, 5th Earl of Rosse, whom he succeeded in 1918, and Frances Lois Lister-Kaye, daughter of Sir Cecil Edmund Lister-Kaye, 4th Bt. and Lady Beatrice Adeline Pelham-Clinton.

Lord Rosse was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford (B.A., 1929; M.A. 1931). At Oxford, Parsons was member of the Railway Club, which included: Henry Yorke, Roy Harrod, Henry Thynne, 6th Marquess of Bath, David Plunket Greene, Edward Henry Charles James Fox-Strangways, 7th Earl of Ilchester, Brian Howard, Michael Parsons, John Sutro, Hugh Lygon, Harold Acton, Bryan Guinness, 2nd Baron Moyne, Patrick Balfour, 3rd Baron Kinross, Mark Ogilvie-Grant, John Drury-Lowe.[1] The members of the Railway Club dined in black-tie aboard the Penzance-Aberdeen Express between Oxford and Leicester.[2]

Career

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Lord Rosse fought in the Second World War, reaching the rank of captain in the Irish Guards. He was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1945. Lord Rosse held the office of Vice-Chancellor of the University of Dublin between 1949 and 1964 and was Pro-Chancellor of the university from 1965 to 1979.

Recognition

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He was elected a Fellow of Royal Society of Arts (F.R.S.A.), a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries (F.S.A.), and a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society (F.R.A.S). He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) in the 1974 New Year Honours. Lord Rosse was active in the National Trust.[3]

Marriage and children

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Birr Castle, County Offaly. Seat of the Earls of Rosse

Rosse married Anne Messel, daughter of Lt.-Col. Leonard Charles Rudolph Messel and Maud Frances Sambourne, on 19 September 1935. They spent their honeymoon in China. They had two children:

  • Brendan Parsons, 7th Earl of Rosse (born 21 October 1936),[4] married Alison Margaret Cooke-Hurle, daughter of Major John Davey Cooke-Hurle and had issue.
  • Hon. Desmond Oliver Martin Parsons (23 December 1938 – 16 July 2010),[5] married Aline Edwina Macdonald, daughter of George Alexander Macdonald and had issue.

Anne Messel, by her first marriage to Ronald Armstrong-Jones, was the mother of Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, who in 1960 married Princess Margaret, sister of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ Lancaster, Marie-Jaqueline (2005). Brian Howard: Portrait of a Failure. Timewell Press. p. 122. ISBN 9781857252118. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Then there was the Oxford Railway Club, formed to popularize the pleasures of drinking on trains at night. A party of a dozen young men in full evening dress would board the Penzance-Aberdeen express at Oxford and travel on it as far as Leicester; they would return at once on the Aberdeen-Penzance express. On the outward journey they would dine, and on the way back make speeches." Graña, C., & Graña, M. (1990). On Bohemia: The code of the self-exiled. New Brunswick: Transaction Publishers
  3. ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. Volume 3, page 3405.
  4. ^ Debrett's People of Today — The Earl of Rosse
  5. ^ Google Groups — PARSONS, Hon (Desmond Oliver) Martin (1938-2010)
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