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Robert Devereux, 17th Viscount Hereford

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British peer (1865–1952)

The Right HonourableThe Viscount Hereford
Born(1865-08-11)11 August 1865
Died16 April 1952(1952-04-16) (aged 86)
Hampton Court Castle, Herefordshire
NationalityBritish
Known forPremier Viscount of England ;
KStJ
Spouse Ethel Shaw ​(m. 1892⁠–⁠1945)​

Robert Charles Devereux, 17th Viscount Hereford (11 August 1865 – 16 April 1952) was an English member of the House of Lords and Premier Viscount of England.

Life

Lord Hereford was born in 1865, the only son of Robert Devereux, 16th Viscount Hereford and The Hon. Mary Morgan, youngest daughter of Charles, 1st Baron Tredegar (1843–1924).

He was educated at Eton and New College, Oxford.

Lord Hereford, who lived at Hampton Court, Herefordshire, was elected Alderman of Brecon County Council from 1898 until 1904. He served as a JP, DL and Chairman of Breconshire Quarter Sessions as well as being appointed KJStJ.

Marriage and issue

In 1892, Lord Hereford married Ethel Mildred Hounsfield Shaw (1874–1945), daughter of John Shaw, of Welburn Hall, Yorkshire. The Viscountess Hereford was appointed Dame of Justice of the Order of Saint John. They had three children:

  • Hon. Robert Godfrey de Bohun Devereux (24 November 1894 – 13 July 1934), whose son succeeded in the family titles
  • Hon. Blanche Marion Devereux (24 April 1893 – 13 January 1976), married in 1927 Maj. Harry Talbot Rice
  • Hon. Ursula Mary Ethel Devereux DJStJ (27 October 1901 – 12 August 1957), married in 1922 Brig. Felix Alexander Vincent Copland-Griffiths

Death

He died at Hampton Court Castle near Leominster and at that point left British assets in probates of 1952 and 1953 of which about 1⁄3 being settled land totalling £85,210 (equivalent to about £3,097,000 in 2023).

Arms

Coat of arms of Robert Devereux, 17th Viscount Hereford
Coronet
that of a Viscount
Crest
Out of a Ducal Coronet Or a Talbot's Head Argent eared Gules
Escutcheon
Argent a Fess Gules in chief three Torteaux
Supporters
Dexter: a Talbot Argent eared Gules ducally gorged of the Last; Sinister: a Reindeer Proper horned ducally gorged and lined Or
Motto
Virtutis Comes Invidia
Orders

See also

References

  1. ^ "Obituary: Viscount Hereford". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 17 April 1952. p. 6.
  2. ^ Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. pp. 1877–1878. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
  3. https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk Calendar of Probates and Administrations
Peerage of England
Preceded byRobert Devereux Viscount Hereford
1930–1952 		Succeeded byRobert Devereux
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