The Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl | |
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![]() 3rd Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl, 1861 | |
Member of Parliament for Glamorganshire | |
In office 1837–1851 | |
Preceded by | Lewis Weston Dillwyn |
Succeeded by | George Tyler |
Personal details | |
Born | 19 May 1812 London, England |
Died | 6 October 1871 | (aged 59)
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse(s) | Augusta Goold (m. 1836; died 1866) Anne Lambert (m. 1870; his death 1871) |
Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin |
Edwin Richard Wyndham-Quin, 3rd Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl KP PC (19 May 1812 – 6 October 1871) was an Irish peer, Member of Parliament, and archaeologist.
He was styled Viscount Adare from 1824 to 1850. The son of Windham Quin, 2nd Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl, he succeeded to the Earldom on the death of his father in 1850.
Along with George Petrie, Lord Dunraven is credited with "laying the foundations of a sound school of archaeology" in Ireland.[1]