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William Edward Parsons, 5th Earl of Rosse. retrieved. 9 October 2017. date of death. 10 June 1918 Gregorian. 1 reference. stated in. The Peerage. The Peerage person ...
William Parsons, 3rd earl of Rosse (born June 17, 1800, York, England—died October 31, 1867, Monkstown, County Dublin, Ireland) was an Irish astronomer and builder of the largest reflecting telescope, the “ Leviathan ,” of the 19th century. In 1821 Parsons was elected to the House of Commons. He resigned his seat in 1834 but in 1841 ...
William was the eldest son of Sir Lawrence Parsons, Second Earl of Rosse and Alice ( née Lloyd). The Parsons family came to Ireland from England at the end of the 16th century and settled in Birr, King's County (county offaly) (Parsonstown, King's County), in 1620. The Second Earl had been a prominent member of the Irish parliament since 1782 ...
8 William Parsons, third Earl of Rosse. umbrella raised over his head, to demonstrate its immense size. In March of that year the speculum received its final polishing and two. distinguished astronomers, Dr T. R. Robinson of Armagh Obser vatory and Sir James South, were invited to participate in the first observations.
William Parsons, 5th Earl of Rosse (14 June 1873 – 10 June 1918), married Frances Lois Lister-Kaye, daughter of Sir Cecil Lister-Kaye, 4th Baronet and Lady Beatrice Adeline Pelham-Clinton Hon. Geoffry Lawrence Parsons (24 May 1874 – 13 May 1956), married Margaret Betty Gladstone, daughter of Sir John Gladstone, 4th Baronet
Sir William Parsons (1800 -67), 3rd Earl of Rosse of Birr Castle in Kings County (Offaly), built what was for some 70 years the largest telescope in the world. He served as a Member of Parliament from 1821-1834. Lord Rosse married Lady Mary Field, daughter of John Wilmer Field on 14 April 1836. Upon the death of his father, Laurence Parsons ...
Hon William Edward Parson, later 5th Earl of Rosse 2. Lt Gen Hon Geoffrey Lawrence Parsons (b. 24 May 1874; dsp. 13 May 1956), mar. 5 Sep 1911 Margaret Betty Gladstone (dsp. 16 May 1952), 1st dau. and cohrss. of Sir John Evelyn Gladstone of Fasque and Balfour, 4th Bt., by his wife Gertrude Theresa Miller, 1st dau. of Sir Charles Hayes Miller, 7th Bt.
