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Francis Bernard, 3rd Earl of Bandon

1810 – 1877

Irish peer and politician

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Lived 1810 – 1877 (aged 67). Francis Bernard, 3rd Earl of Bandon was a British politician.

Francis Bernard, 3rd Earl of Bandon (3 January 1810 – 17 February 1877), styled Viscount Bernard between 1830 and 1856, was an Irish peer and politician.

Background and education Born in Grosvenor Street, London, he was the son of James Bernard, 2nd Earl of Bandon, and Mary Susan Albinia, eldest daughter of Charles Brodrick, Archbishop of Cashel. Bernard was educated at Oriel College, Oxford, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1830 and a Master of Arts four years thereafter.

Family He married Catherine Mary, eldest daughter of Thomas Whitmore, in 1832. They had one son and two daughters. His wife died in December 1873. Bernard survived her by four years and died at Castle Bernard, County Cork, in February 1877, aged 67. He was succeeded in the earldom by his only son James.

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Birth century
Occupation
Education
Oriel College
Positions held
Member of the 16th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the 15th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the 14th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the House of Lords
Also known as
Viscount Bernard

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Irish peer and politician (1810-1877)

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Francis Bernard, 3rd Earl of Bandon was born on 3 January 1810.

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Francis Bernard, 3rd Earl of Bandon died on 17 February 1877.

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Francis Bernard, 3rd Earl of Bandon was a politician.

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Francis Bernard, 3rd Earl of Bandon was British.

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· Wikipedia: Francis Bernard, 3rd Earl of Bandon

· Wikidata: Q5480209

· DBpedia: Francis Bernard, 3rd Earl of Bandon

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