John Beresford, 7th Marquess of Waterford

John Charles de la Poer Beresford, 7th Marquess of Waterford (6 January 1901 – 25 September 1934), styled Earl of Tyrone until 1911, was an Irish peer and soldier.

The Most Honourable The Marquess of Waterford
The 7th Marquess of Waterford
Born	6 January 1901 Curraghmore, County Waterford, Ireland
Died	25 September 1934(1934-09-25) (aged 33) Curraghmore, County Waterford, Ireland
Nationality	British
Education	Winchester College Trinity College, Cambridge
Spouse	Juliet Lindsay ​ (m. 1930)​
Children	John Beresford, 8th Marquess of Waterford Lord Patrick Beresford
Parent(s)	Henry Beresford, 6th Marquess of Waterford Lady Beatrix Petty-Fitzmaurice

Biography

Beresford was the eldest son of Henry de la Poer Beresford, 6th Marquess of Waterford, and Lady Beatrix Frances Petty-Fitzmaurice, daughter of Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, Viceroy and Governor-General of Canada and India, respectively.^[1] He was educated at Winchester College and Trinity College, Cambridge.^[1] In 1924, he was commissioned as a Lieutenant in the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards.^[2]

Lord Waterford died in a shooting accident in the gun room at the family seat, Curraghmore House, near Portlaw, County Waterford, aged only 33. He was succeeded in the Marquessate by his infant son.^[3]

Family

Lord Waterford married Juliet Mary Lindsay (1904–1987), daughter of Major David Balcarres Lindsay, on 14 October 1930 at St George's, Hanover Square.^[1] They had two children:

• John Hubert de la Poer Beresford (14 July 1933 – 12 February 2015), who would eventually succeed as the 8th Marquess of Waterford
• Lord Patrick Tristam de la Poer Beresford (16 June 1934 – 18 March 2020)^[4]