(information from Greg Stott)
*Also referred to as Lord Mount Cashel, Earl Mount Cashel or Earl Mountcashel.
Stephen Moore, 3rd Earl Mount Cashell (1792 – 1883) was a peer in the Irish Peerage who sat as an elected representative in the House of Lords at Westminster (London, England). In 1883 he, his wife Anna Marie Wyse (Wyss) (c. 1793-1876) and family settled on a 1,000 acre estate they had purchased in Lobo Twp., Middlesex County. They remained there until the 1860s.
Earl Mount Cashell invested in land in many areas. On the 1851 assessment roll map of Warwick Twp. Earl Mount Cashell was the owner of 1,000 acres of land – Lots 6 to 9, Con. 1 NER and Lot 11, Con. 1 SER in Warwick Twp.
Earl Mount Cashell was not particularly well-liked by those who lived near him. He expected Upper Canadians to defer to his elevated status. He was noted for shooting at houseflies with his pistols!
Chapter 24 of 25 - Mount Cashell Family
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