Second Viscount Lanesborough. Possibly born in Ireland. Had a country house built at what is now Hyde Park Corner in 1719, Lanesborough House.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
Second Viscount Lanesborough. Possibly born in Ireland. Had a country house built at what is now Hyde Park Corner in 1719, Lanesborough House.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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