Edward Guinness, 4th Earl of Iveagh

Arthur Edward Rory Guinness, 4th Earl of Iveagh
Born	(1969-08-25) August 25, 1969
Other names	Viscount Elveden (until 1992)
Occupation(s)	Aristocrat, businessman
Known for	Member of the House of Lords (until 1999), owner of Elveden Estate

Arthur Edward Rory Guinness, 4th Earl of Iveagh, born on 25 August 1969 and known as Viscount Elveden until 1992, is an aristocrat of Anglo-Irish descent and a businessman. He belongs to the prominent Guinness family.

Biography

Edward, often called Ned, is the offspring of Benjamin Guinness, 3rd Earl of Iveagh and Miranda Smiley. Upon his father's passing in June 1992, at the age of 23, he succeeded to the title of Earl of Iveagh. This succession made him one of the youngest hereditary peers in the House of Lords, where he served as a crossbench member until the enactment of the House of Lords Act 1999, which eliminated most hereditary peers from their seats.

On 27 October 2001, Lord Iveagh entered into marriage with Clare Hazell, an interior designer. They have two sons together, including Arthur, Viscount Elveden, born in 2002. The marriage ended in divorce.

His primary residence is the Elveden Estate located in Suffolk, England, encompassing roughly 2.6% of the county’s land area. The estate functions as a substantial arable farming operation specializing in root crops and cereals and contains a significant portion of woodland.

In 1999, Iveagh sold the family's Irish property, Farmleigh, situated near Dublin’s Phoenix Park, to the Irish Government for €29.2 million (£18.9 million).

External links

• A Year in the Life of a Country Estate – BBC documentary series on the Elveden estate, 2003.