John Willoughby Cole , is this he? Connaught Journal Printed and Published in Lower Cross-street by Barthw. O'FLAHERTY Galway, Ireland Thursday, April 16, 1840 Volume 89 Price 5D DEATH OF THE EARL OF ENNISKILLEN The Earl of Enniskillen departed this life at his residence Florence Court, county of Fermanagh, on Tuesday morning last. His lordship was Earl and Viscount Enniskillen and Baron Mount Florence, in the peerage of Ireland, Baron Grinstead in the peerage of England, a Knight of St. Patrick, Custos Rotulorum for the county of Fermanagh, and representative peer of Ireland. To his other distinctions he added that of Grand Master of the Irish Orangemen. He is succeeded in his title and estates by his eldest son, Lord Cole, who has represented the county of Fermanagh in parliament since 1831; and a vacancy in the representation of that county will occur in consequence. The seat will be the subject of a violent contest between the Enniskillen party on the one hand, and the Ely party, in the person of Lord George Lofts, we believe an officer in the 60th Rifles-one the other. As far as the interests of Ireland are concerned it is bootless to speculate which shall succeed.
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