Charles Molyneux, 5th Earl of Sefton
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Charles William Hylton Molyneux, 5th Earl of Sefton, (25 June 1867 – 2 December 1901) was a British peer.
Biography
Molyneux was the eldest son of William Molyneux, 4th Earl of Sefton (1835–1897) by his wife Hon. Cecil Emily Hylton-Jolliffe, daughter of the 1st Baron Hylton.[1] He was known as "Mull" within the family.
He held a commission in the Lancashire Hussars Yeomanry Cavalry, and was ADC to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1889–1892.
Lord Sefton never married. Shortly before succeeding to his titles, as a fit young man of 30 he suffered a bad fall in the Altcar Steeplechase in 1897 which left him severely brain damaged, a hopeless invalid and mentally unstable. His engagement to the Lady Mary Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, daughter of the 1st Earl of Ancaster was called off and he eventually died from his injuries.
He died at his family seat, Croxteth Hall, near Liverpool, 2 December 1901, aged only 34,[1] and was buried nearby in St Chad's churchyard, Kirkby. On his death, his title passed to his brother Osbert Molyneux, 6th Earl of Sefton.
References
- ^ a b "Obituary – Lord Sefton". The Times. No. 36628. London. 3 December 1901. p. 6.
External links
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
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Preceded by | Earl of Sefton 1897–1901 | Succeeded by |