Arthur Chichester, 1st Marquess of Donegall (13 June 1739 – 5 January 1799), known as Arthur Chichester until 1757 and as The Earl of Donegall between 1757 and 1791, was an English nobleman and politician in Ireland.

Early life

thumb|left|Portrait of Arthur Chichester by [[Thomas Hudson (painter)|Thomas Hudson, 1745]]

Chichester was born on 13 June 1739. He was the son of Hon. John Chichester and Elizabeth Newdigate (1703–1769), eldest daughter of Sir Richard Newdigate, 3rd Baronet. His paternal grandparents were Arthur Chichester, 3rd Earl of Donegall, and Lady Catherine Forbes (a daughter of the 1st Earl of Granard), in 1726.

He was educated at Westminster School in 1748 and Trinity College, Oxford, matriculating in 1757, before succeeding his uncle in 1757 as fifth Earl of Donegall.

Personal life

Lord Donegall married three times. On 11 September 1761, he married Lady Anne Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton. Before her death on 11 November 1780, they had seven children:

  • Lady Charlotte Anne Chichester (b. 1762), who died in infancy. who died in infancy.

Lord Donegall held on lease a country residence at Butley Priory, Suffolk. He died on 5 January 1799, aged 59, at his London home in St James's Square, Westminster. His widow, the dowager Marchioness of Donegall, died on 28 December 1829.

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Portrait of Anne Hamilton, Countess of Donegall .PNG|Portrait of his first wife, Lady Anne Hamilton, Countess of Donegall, by Francis Cotes, 1766

Barbara, Marchioness of Donegall by George Romney.jpg|Portrait of his third wife, Barbara, Marchioness of Donegall, by George Romney, 1793

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Arms

Notes

References

  • Arthur Chichester (1739–1799), 1st Marquess of Donegall at ArtUK
  • CHICHESTER, Arthur, 5th Earl of Donegall (I) (1739-99) at the History of Parliament Online