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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.

He was the son of Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse and Frances Cassandra Hawke. He succeeded his father to his titles and the Birr Castle estate at Parsonstown, King's County in 1908 and was elected a Representative Peer in 1911.

Lord Oxmantown, as he then was, was commissioned into a militia battalion of the West Yorkshire Regiment in 1896 and promoted Lieutenant shortly afterwards. He was commissioned as a regular officer in the Coldstream Guards in 1897, but transferred to the Irish Guards on its formation in 1900. He was promoted Captain in 1900 and Major in 1906. He resigned his commission in 1908 on inheriting his peerage and served as Lord Lieutenant of King's County from 1908 to his death.

He returned to military service in the First World War, dying on 10 June 1918 at age 44, from wounds received in action.

Marriage and children

He married Frances Lois Lister-Kaye (1882-1984), daughter of Sir Cecil Lister-Kaye, 4th Baronet and Lady Beatrice Adeline Pelham-Clinton, on 19 October 1905. They had three children:

Lawrence Michael Harvey Parsons, 6th Earl of Rosse (b. 28 September 1906, d. c 1979), married Anne Messel, daughter of Lt.-Col. Leonard Charles Rudolph Messel and had issue.
Lady Mary Bridget Parsons (b. 27 October 1907)
Hon. Desmond Edward Parsons (b. 13 December 1910, d. 4 July 1937)

His widow was remarried to Ivo Richard Vesey, 5th Viscount de Vesci on 15 May 1920.

References

The Peerage.com

Honorary titles
Preceded by The Earl of Rosse	Lord Lieutenant of King's County 1909–1918	Succeeded by Edward John Beaumont-Nesbitt
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by Lawrence Parsons	Earl of Rosse 1908–1918	Succeeded by Lawrence Parsons

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-'''William Edward Parsons, 5th Earl of Rosse''' (14 June 1873 &ndash; 10 June 1918) was the son of [[Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse]] and Frances Cassandra Hawke. He was elected a [[Representative Peer]] in 1911. He fought in the [[First World War]] and died on 10 June 1918 at age 44, from wounds received in action.
+'''William Edward Parsons, 5th Earl of Rosse''' (14 June 1873 &ndash; 10 June 1918) was an Irish peer and British Army officer. He was known as '''Lord Oxmantown''' until 1908.
+[[File:Birr Castle, Offaly.jpg|thumb|260px|Birr Castle, County Offaly]]
-Lord Oxmantown, as he then was, was commissioned into a [[militia]] battalion of the [[West Yorkshire Regiment]] in 1896 and promoted [[Lieutenant]] shortly afterwards. He was commissioned as a regular officer in the [[Coldstream Guards]] in 1897, but transferred to the [[Irish Guards]] on its formation in 1900. He was promoted [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|Captain]] in 1900 and [[Major]] in 1906. He resigned his commission in 1908, but returned to service in the First World War.
+He was the son of [[Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse]] and Frances Cassandra Hawke. He succeeded his father to his titles and the [[Birr Castle]] estate at Parsonstown, King's County in 1908 and was elected a [[Representative Peer]] in 1911.
+Lord Oxmantown, as he then was, was commissioned into a [[militia]] battalion of the [[West Yorkshire Regiment]] in 1896 and promoted [[Lieutenant]] shortly afterwards. He was commissioned as a regular officer in the [[Coldstream Guards]] in 1897, but transferred to the [[Irish Guards]] on its formation in 1900. He was promoted [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|Captain]] in 1900 and [[Major]] in 1906. He resigned his commission in 1908 on inheriting his peerage and served as [[Lord Lieutenant of King's County]] from 1908 to his death.
+He returned to military service in the First World War, dying on 10 June 1918 at age 44, from wounds received in action.
 ==Marriage and children==