Jenico Preston, 14th Viscount Gormanston
Jenico William Joseph Preston, 14th Viscount Gormanston (born June 1, 1837 at Gormanston Castle , County Meath , Ireland , † October 29, 1907 in Dublin ) was an Anglo-Irish colonial administrator and governor of British Guiana and Tasmania .
Life
He was the eldest son of Irish nobleman Edward Preston, 13th Viscount Gormanston .
Preston joined the army in 1855 and fought as a lieutenant in India during the uprising of 1857 . In 1860 he resigned from the military and was treasurer of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1866 to 1868 .
In 1876, when his father died, he inherited his title of nobility as the 14th Viscount Gormanston , including the associated seat in the British House of Lords .
In 1885 he was appointed governor of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean , and from 1887 to 1893 he was governor of British Guiana . Preston was Governor of Tasmania from August 8, 1893 to 1900.
Family and offspring
On January 8, 1861, Preston married Ismay Louisa Ursula Bellew, a daughter of Patrick Bellew, 1st Baron Bellew and his wife Anna Fermina. After her death in 1875, he married Georgina Jane Connellan on October 29, 1878, a daughter of Peter Connellan and his wife Anne Maria Langrishe. He had four children with her:
- Jenico Edward Joseph Preston, 15th Viscount Gormanston (1879-1925);
- Ismay Lucretia Mary Preston (1882–1975), ⚭ (1) Ninian Crichton-Stuart , ⚭ (2) Archibald Maule Ramsay ;
- Richard Martin Peter Preston (1884–1965), ⚭ (1) Belle Hamblin, ⚭ (2) Edith Sheilah Forbes;
- Hubert Anthony John Preston (1885–1940), ⚭ Mary Pringle.
Awards
- Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (1887)
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (1897)
literature
- RP Davis: Gormanston, fourteenth Viscount . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1966–2012 (English).
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Preston |
Viscount Gormanston 1876-1907 |
Jenico Preston |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Preston, Jenico, 14th Viscount Gormanston |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Preston, Jenico |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Governor of British Guiana and Tasmania |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 1, 1837 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gormanston Castle , County Meath , Ireland |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 29, 1907 |
| Place of death | Dublin |