Eglinton

Eglinton, Archibald William Montg-Omerie, Earl of (1812-1861), was born at Palermo, and succeeded to the earldom at the death of his grandfather, in 1819. He was educated at Eton, and was a Conservative in politics. For a time he devoted himself to the turf, and in 1839 planned the famous Eglinton tournament. He was

Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland in the Derby administration of 1852, and again in that of 1858. He was a popular Viceroy, and during his second tenure of office he was made Earl of Eglinton.