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George Brodrick, 5th Viscount Midleton

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British nobleman For other people with the same name, see George Brodrick.

Grave in Peper Harow, Surrey

George Alan Brodrick, 5th Viscount Midleton (10 June 1806 – 1 November 1848) was a British nobleman.

The son of George Brodrick, 4th Viscount Midleton and Maria Benyon, he succeeded to the peerage in 1836. He was educated at Eton College. He married Ellen Griffiths in 1833.

He engaged the English architect, Decimus Burton, to make improvements in the streetscape of Cobh, County Cork.

His death, in November 1848, was attributed to intentional charcoal inhalation.

References

  1. Appendix to the Eton School Lists: Comprising the Years 1853-6-9. E.P. Williams. 1864. pp. 104–.
  2. The Gentleman's Magazine. F. Jeffries. 1848. pp. 649–.
  3. "Dictionary of Irish Architects, 1720-1940".
  4. The Spectator. F.C. Westley. 1848. pp. 1079–.
  5. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History and Politics of the Year ... J.G. & F. Rivington. 1849. pp. 1–.
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded byGeorge Brodrick Viscount Midleton
1836–1848 		Succeeded byCharles Brodrick
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