William Byron, 3rd Baron Byron


William Byron, 3rd Baron Byron was an English nobleman, peer, politician, and unskilled poet.

Life

Byron was the son of Richard Byron, 2nd Baron Byron and Elizabeth Rossell. He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baron Byron in 1679 upon the death of his father.
Lord Byron died on 13 November 1695, and was succeeded by his fifth son William Byron, 4th Baron Byron.

Family

Lord Byron married the Hon. Elizabeth Chaworth, daughter of John Chaworth, 2nd Viscount Chaworth of Armagh and Hon. Elizabeth Noel, in 1660. They had five sons, but the first four died in infancy:
Lord Byron married Elizabeth Stonhouse, daughter of Sir George Stonhouse, 3rd Bt. and Margaret Lovelace, on 25 June 1685.
A daughter, Hon. Catherine Byron, died in 1746.