Denis Anthony Brian Butler, 9th Earl of Lanesborough

Denis Anthony Brian Butler, 9th Earl of Lanesborough (28 October 1918 – 27 December 1998) was an Irish aristocrat. Butler also held the titles 10th Viscount Lanesborough and 12th Baron of Newton-Butler.

Family

Butler married Bettyne Ione Everard Lady Newtownbutler, daughter of Sir William Lindsay Everard, on 20 December 1939 and had two daughters: Honourable Georgina Ione Butler (15 August 1941 – 28 December 1947) and Lady Denyne Butler (born 23 February 1945). Butler divorced his first wife in 1950 and married his secretary Patricia Julia Meston, daughter of F W Meston MC. Butler died on 27 December 1998 and his second wife Patrica Julia, Countess of Lanesborough died on 5 March 2015.^[1]

Swithland Estate

Butler inherited Swithland Hall, an estate of 3,000 acres (1,200 ha), from his father, the 8th Earl of Lanesborough, in 1950. However, the death duties entailed in the inheritance resulted in sale of majority of estate.

Career

Butler's hobby was 600-foot model railway, a replica of the Fort William-to-Carlisle line, with 300 pieces of rolling stocks which had to be dismantled with to reduce death duties.^[2] Butler eventually applied to British Rail for employment driving trains which was declined; however, he was successful with application to sell cars. After the death of his mother, Countess of Lanesborough, he sold Swithland Hall and moved to Kegworth Lodge before health reasons resulted in moving to Scotland.

Title and styles

• Denis Anthony Brian Butler (28 October 1918 – 18 August 1929)
• Lord Newtown-Butler (18 August 1929 – 22 August 1950)
• The Right Honourable The Earl of Lanesborough (22 August 1950 – 27 December 1998)

Arms

Arms of Denis Anthony Brian Butler, 9th Earl of Lanesborough

Coronet A Coronet of an Earl Crest 1st: A Wyvern with wings elevated and tail nowed Or the dexter paw supporting a Shield Argent thereon a Bend Gules charged with three Martlets Gold (Danvers); 2nd: A Demi Cockatrice couped Vert wings elevated Argent combed beaked wattled and ducally gorged Or (Butler) Escutcheon Quarterly: 1st and 4th, Gules a Chevron wavy between three Mullets of six points radiant Or pierced Azure (Danvers); 2nd and 3rd, Argent three Covered Cups in bend between two Bendlets engrailed Sable (Butler) Supporters On the dexter side a Cockatrice Vert with wings elevated Argent combed beaked wattled and ducally gorged Or, and on the sinister side a Wyvern Vert gorged with a Plain Collar and chained Or Motto Liberte Tout Entiere (Liberty entire)

References

1. "Lanesborough, Patricia (obituary)". The Telegraph. 5 March 2015.
2. "The model train took the strain". The Guardian. 29 December 1998.