Edward Chichester, 4th Marquess of Donegall (11 June 1799 – 20 January 1889), was a clergyman who late in life became an Irish peer. From 1831 until October 1883, he was known as The Very Rev. Lord Edward Chichester. He was the son of the 2nd Marquess of Donegall.
Early life
Born in Great Cumberland Place, Westminster, Chichester was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Dublin (TCD), where he graduated BA in 1822.
Career
As a younger son, he became a minister of the Church of Ireland and served as Dean of Raphoe from 1831 to 1871.
Marquess of Donegall
In 1853, his older brother's only surviving son, Frederick Richard Chichester, Earl of Belfast (1827–1853), died unmarried in Naples, leaving Lord Edward as the heir presumptive to the marquessate.
- George Augustus Hamilton (27 June 1822 – 13 May 1904) He was the father of Robert Chichester and great-grandfather of the Baron Moyola, Prime Minister of Northern Ireland 1969–1971, and of Sir Robin Chichester-Clark.
A large part of the Donegall estates was not entailed and in 1883 were inherited by the 3rd Marquess's only surviving child, Harriet Augusta Anna Seymourina, the wife of the 8th Earl of Shaftesbury.