Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Percy Wyndham-O'Brien, 1st Earl of Thomond (c. 1713–1774) was a British Member of Parliament, Irish peer and the younger son of Tory statesman Sir William Wyndham and brother to Sir Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont.He was educated at St Mary Hall, Oxford. In 1741, Henry O'Brien, 8th Earl of Thomond died without issue and in his will left the entire Irish estates of the Earls of Thomond to his nephew Percy Wyndham, the younger son of his wife's sister. In compliance with the terms of his inheritance, Percy took the additional name of O'Brien and was created Earl of Thomond and Baron Ibracken in the second creation on 11 December 1756.He was MP for the constituency of Taunton in Somerset from 1745 to 1747 when he was succeeded by his brother Sir Charles Wyndham. He was MP for Minehead 1747-1754, MP for Cockermouth 1754-1761, and MP for Winchelsea between 1768-1774. When Percy died unmarried and without issue in 1774 the title again became extinct. The lands passed to his nephew George Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont of Petworth House.. }
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- Percy_Wyndham-O'Brien,_1st_Earl_of_Thomond abstract "Percy Wyndham-O'Brien, 1st Earl of Thomond (c. 1713–1774) was a British Member of Parliament, Irish peer and the younger son of Tory statesman Sir William Wyndham and brother to Sir Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont.He was educated at St Mary Hall, Oxford. In 1741, Henry O'Brien, 8th Earl of Thomond died without issue and in his will left the entire Irish estates of the Earls of Thomond to his nephew Percy Wyndham, the younger son of his wife's sister. In compliance with the terms of his inheritance, Percy took the additional name of O'Brien and was created Earl of Thomond and Baron Ibracken in the second creation on 11 December 1756.He was MP for the constituency of Taunton in Somerset from 1745 to 1747 when he was succeeded by his brother Sir Charles Wyndham. He was MP for Minehead 1747-1754, MP for Cockermouth 1754-1761, and MP for Winchelsea between 1768-1774. When Percy died unmarried and without issue in 1774 the title again became extinct. The lands passed to his nephew George Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont of Petworth House.".