Frederick Conyngham, 7th Marquess Conyngham

Who was Frederick Conyngham, 7th Marquess Conyngham?

Frederick William Henry Francis Conyngham, 7th Marquess Conyngham, known to intimates as "Mount", was an Irish nobleman and soldier, styled Earl of Mount Charles until 1974.

The son of Frederick Conyngham, 6th Marquess Conyngham, he was educated at Eton. He served as a captain in the Irish Guards during World War II.

On 29 April 1950 he married Eileen Wren Newsam, by whom he had three children:

Henry Conyngham, 8th Marquess Conyngham

Lord Simon Charles Eveleigh Wren Conyngham

Lord Frederick William Patrick Conyngham

They were divorced in 1970.

In 1976, he left Ireland to live in the Isle of Man, although he continued to visit his son at Slane Castle. He was known for his interest in conservation and his sportsmanship. He became ill with cancer in late 2008 and died while visiting Johannesburg. He was buried at St Paul's Church, Ramsey, Isle of Man on 10 March.