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Gwendolen Florence Mary Guinness, Countess of Iveagh (née Onslow; 22 July 1881 – 16 February 1966) was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat and Conservative politician. She was, by marriage, a member of the Guinness brewing dynasty.
In 1905 the Hon. Rupert Guinness (Viscount Elveden) bought land that had formerly been part of Woking Park from his father-in-law, the 4 th Earl of Onslow of Clandon Park, and created Pyrford Court, designed by Clyde Young.
Gwendolen Florence Mary Guinness, Countess of Iveagh (née Onslow; 22 July 1881 – 16 February 1966) was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat and Conservative politician. She was, by marriage, a member of the Guinness brewing dynasty.
21 de set. de 2019 · Gwendolen Florence Mary Guinness, Countess of Iveagh - known as Gwenny - (22 July 1881 – 16 February 1966) was a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom, and by marriage a member of the Anglo-Irish Guinness brewing family.
The Conservatives chose the former MP's wife, 46-year-old Gwendolen Guinness, now titled the Countess of Iveagh to defend the seat. The Liberal candidate was 33-year-old Hon. Dougall Meston . He was a former soldier who had become a Barrister in 1924.
For most of the 20th century, this constituency and one of its successors was held by four members of the Guinness family. When Rupert Guinness was elevated to the Peerage upon the death of his father, he was succeeded by his wife, Gwendolen.
His wife The Countess of Iveagh, Gwendolen Guinness, won the Southend by-election in November 1927 to replace her husband as MP. She served until her retirement in 1935. Gwendolen Florence Mary Guinness (née Onslow), Countess of Iveagh; Rupert Edward Cecil Lee Guinness, 2nd Earl of Iveagh.
