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Reverend '''William O'Neill, 1st Baron O'Neill''' (4 March 1813 – 18 April 1883) was an [[Anglo-Irish]] hereditary peer, clergyman and musical composer. Born '''William Chichester''', he changed his surname to '''O'Neill''' in 1855. |
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==Background and education== |
==Background and education== |
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The eldest son of Reverend Edward Chichester, he was a member of the prominent Irish Chichester family headed by the [[Marquess of Donegall]]. He was the great-great-great-grandson of John Chichester, grandson of [[Edward Chichester, 1st Viscount Chichester]], and younger brother of [[Arthur Chichester, 2nd Earl of Donegall]]. O'Neill was educated at [[Foyle College]], [[Derry]], [[Shrewsbury School]] and [[Trinity College, Dublin]], and was [[ordained]] in 1837. |
The eldest son of Reverend Edward Chichester, he was a member of the prominent Irish Chichester family headed by the [[Marquess of Donegall]]. He was the great-great-great-grandson of John Chichester, grandson of [[Edward Chichester, 1st Viscount Chichester]], and younger brother of [[Arthur Chichester, 2nd Earl of Donegall]]. O'Neill was educated at [[Foyle College]], [[Derry]], [[Shrewsbury School]] and [[Trinity College Dublin]],<ref>Alumni Dublinenses: a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of [[Trinity College Dublin|Trinity College in the University of Dublin]] (1593–1860) [[George Dames Burtchaell|Burtchaell, G.D.]]/[[Thomas Ulick Sadleir|Sadlier, T.U.]] p149: [[Dublin]], Alex Thom and Co, 1935</ref> and was [[ordained]] in 1837.<ref>[[Crockford's Clerical Directory]] 1868 p93: London, [[Horace Cox]], 1868</ref> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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He was a prominent church organist and composer of [[church music]], [[Glee (music)|glees]] and songs |
He was a prominent church organist and composer of [[church music]], [[Glee (music)|glees]] and songs. |
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[[File:Arms of O'Neill, Baron O'Neill.svg|thumb|Arms]] |
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When the [[Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children|Belfast Hospital for Sick Children]] was opened in 1878, Reverend O'Neill was appointed as the first president of the Medical Board. A marble dedication was installed in the hospital's surgical ward honouring him. This was a role he fulfilled with keen interest up until his death, at which time his son Robert Torrens took over the responsibility.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Calwell|first=H G|date=1971|title=The History of the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children – the Queen Street Years|journal=The Ulster Medical Journal|volume= 40 part 2|pages= 89, 91|pmc=2385275|pmid=4948493|issue=2}}</ref> |
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In 1855 he succeeded to the substantial O'Neill estates on the death of his relative [[John O'Neill, 3rd Viscount O'Neill]] (on whose death the viscountcy became extinct) and assumed by Royal licence the surname of O'Neill in lieu of Chichester the same year. In 1868 the O'Neill title was revived when he was raised to the peerage as '''Baron O'Neill''', of [[Shane's Castle]] in the [[County Antrim]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=23370 |date=14 April 1868 |page=2220}}</ref> |
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==Family== |
==Family== |
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[[File:Lord O'Neill's Cottage, Ram's Island, Lough Neagh, 1833 (IA jstor-30004466) (page 1 crop).jpg|thumb|Lord O'Neill's Cottage, [[Ram's Island, Northern Ireland|Ram's Island]], Lough Neagh, 1833]] |
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Lord O'Neill married, firstly, Henrietta, daughter of [[Robert Torrens (judge)|Robert Torrens]], |
Lord O'Neill married, firstly, Henrietta, daughter of [[Robert Torrens (judge)|Robert Torrens]], judge of the [[Court of Common Pleas (Ireland)|Court of Common Pleas]], and his wife Anne, in 1839. After her death in 1857 he married, secondly, Elizabeth Grace, daughter of the Venerable John Torrens, [[Archdeacon of Dublin]], in 1858; she was Henrietta's first cousin. His third son from his first marriage, [[Robert Torrens O'Neill]], represented [[Mid Antrim (UK Parliament constituency)|Antrim Mid]] in Parliament for many years. He died in April 1883, aged 70, and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son from his first marriage, [[Edward O'Neill, 2nd Baron O'Neill|Edward]]. Two of Lord O'Neill's descendants gained particular distinction. His grandson [[Hugh O'Neill, 1st Baron Rathcavan|Hugh O'Neill]] was Speaker of the [[Northern Ireland House of Commons]] and created [[Baron Rathcavan]] in 1953 while his great-grandson [[Terence O'Neill]] was [[Prime Minister of Northern Ireland]] and given a life peerage as Baron O'Neill of the Maine in 1970. Elizabeth Grace, Lady O'Neill, died in 1905. |
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His great-great-great-great-grandson is British record producer, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and DJ, [[Fred Again|Fred again]]...<ref> Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th Edition. Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage(Genealogical Books) Ltd. ISBN 0971196621.</ref>3012 |
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==Publications== |
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* ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=sOVUAAAAcAAJ Biblical and Theological Gleanings: a collection of comments, criticisms, and remarks, explanatory or illustrative of nearly two thousand seven hundred passages in the Old and New Testament ... With some original observations]'' (1854) |
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* ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=ScfYxcCYWLQC Confession, Absolution, and Penance. A Tract For the Times]'' (1859) |
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* ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=bsSOyNksS38C The Christian Sabbath]'' (1859) |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Earl O'Neill]] |
*[[Earl O'Neill]] |
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*[[Marquess of |
*[[Marquess of Donegall]] |
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*Stephen, Sir Leslie; Lee, Sir Sidney (editors). ''The Dictionary of National Biography: From the Earliest Times to 1900. Volume XIV Myllar-Owen''. Oxford University Press. |
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Latest revision as of 13:36, 9 November 2024
Reverend William O'Neill, 1st Baron O'Neill (4 March 1813 – 18 April 1883) was an Anglo-Irish hereditary peer, clergyman and musical composer. Born William Chichester, he changed his surname to O'Neill in 1855.
Background and education
[edit]The eldest son of Reverend Edward Chichester, he was a member of the prominent Irish Chichester family headed by the Marquess of Donegall. He was the great-great-great-grandson of John Chichester, grandson of Edward Chichester, 1st Viscount Chichester, and younger brother of Arthur Chichester, 2nd Earl of Donegall. O'Neill was educated at Foyle College, Derry, Shrewsbury School and Trinity College Dublin,[1] and was ordained in 1837.[2]
Career
[edit]He was a prominent church organist and composer of church music, glees and songs.
When the Belfast Hospital for Sick Children was opened in 1878, Reverend O'Neill was appointed as the first president of the Medical Board. A marble dedication was installed in the hospital's surgical ward honouring him. This was a role he fulfilled with keen interest up until his death, at which time his son Robert Torrens took over the responsibility.[3]
In 1855 he succeeded to the substantial O'Neill estates on the death of his relative John O'Neill, 3rd Viscount O'Neill (on whose death the viscountcy became extinct) and assumed by Royal licence the surname of O'Neill in lieu of Chichester the same year. In 1868 the O'Neill title was revived when he was raised to the peerage as Baron O'Neill, of Shane's Castle in the County Antrim.[4]
Family
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Lord O'Neill married, firstly, Henrietta, daughter of Robert Torrens, judge of the Court of Common Pleas, and his wife Anne, in 1839. After her death in 1857 he married, secondly, Elizabeth Grace, daughter of the Venerable John Torrens, Archdeacon of Dublin, in 1858; she was Henrietta's first cousin. His third son from his first marriage, Robert Torrens O'Neill, represented Antrim Mid in Parliament for many years. He died in April 1883, aged 70, and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son from his first marriage, Edward. Two of Lord O'Neill's descendants gained particular distinction. His grandson Hugh O'Neill was Speaker of the Northern Ireland House of Commons and created Baron Rathcavan in 1953 while his great-grandson Terence O'Neill was Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and given a life peerage as Baron O'Neill of the Maine in 1970. Elizabeth Grace, Lady O'Neill, died in 1905.
His great-great-great-great-grandson is British record producer, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and DJ, Fred again...[5]3012
Publications
[edit]- Biblical and Theological Gleanings: a collection of comments, criticisms, and remarks, explanatory or illustrative of nearly two thousand seven hundred passages in the Old and New Testament ... With some original observations (1854)
- Confession, Absolution, and Penance. A Tract For the Times (1859)
- The Christian Sabbath (1859)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Alumni Dublinenses: a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860) Burtchaell, G.D./Sadlier, T.U. p149: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1868 p93: London, Horace Cox, 1868
- ^ Calwell, H G (1971). "The History of the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children – the Queen Street Years". The Ulster Medical Journal. 40 part 2 (2): 89, 91. PMC 2385275. PMID 4948493.
- ^ "No. 23370". The London Gazette. 14 April 1868. p. 2220.
- ^ Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th Edition. Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage(Genealogical Books) Ltd. ISBN 0971196621.
Bibliography
[edit]- . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]
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