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William Edward Parsons, 5th Earl of Rosse (14 June 1873 – 10 June 1918) was an Irish peer and British Army officer. He was known as Lord Oxmantown until 1908. Birr Castle, County Offaly. Early life. He was the son of Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse and Frances Cassandra Hawke. Lord Rosse was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford.
William Parsons (17 de junio de 1800 - 31 de octubre de 1867), tercer Conde de Rosse (también conocido como Lord Rosse), fue un noble terrateniente irlandés y miembro del Parlamento Británico.
- William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse
18 de abr. de 2024 · William Edward Parsons, 5th Earl of Rosse, Baron of Oxmantown, 8th Baronet of Birr Castle, was born 14 June 1873 to Laurence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse, and Lady Frances Cassandra Hawke.
On his death in 1807 the viscountcy became extinct while he was succeeded in the barony and earldom according to the special remainders by his aforementioned nephew, the 5th Baronet.
- Lawrence Parsons, Lord Oxmantown
- Laurence Parsons, 1st Viscount Oxmantown
- Baron Oxmantown
- Brendan Parsons, 7th Earl of Rosse
William Edward Parsons, 5th Earl of Rosse was an Irish peer and British Army officer. He was known as Lord Oxmantown until 1908.
William Edward was the son of Lawrence Parsons, the 4 th Earl of Rosse and his wife the Hon Frances Cassandra Harvey-Hawke. He was educated at Eton and came up to Christ Church in 1891. He was extremely interested in agriculture and went to Denmark to study the latest methods. He started the great plant and tree collection at Birr Castle.
William Parsons, Third Earl of Rosse, a skilled engineer, ingenious scientist, and dedicated astronomer, constructed a reflecting telescope larger than any previously made, the largest in the world for seven decades. With it he discovered the spiral nature of many nebulae.
