William McDonnell, 6th Earl of Antrim
- William McDonnell, 6th Earl of Antrim
William Randal McDonnell, 6th Earl of Antrim (8 January 1851–19 July 1918) was a British peer.
McDonnell was the son of the 5th Earl of Antrim and his wife, Jane Emma Hannah "née" Macan and was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford.
Upon the demise of his father in 1869, he succeeded as Earl of Antrim and on 1 June 1875, he married Louisa Jane Grey, a daughter of Hon. Charles Grey in the Chapel Royal at St. James's Palace. They later had three children:
*Lady Sybil Mary McDonnell (26 March 1876–16 April 1959), married Vivian Smith, 1st Baron Bicester
*Randal Mark Kerr McDonnell, Viscount Dunluce (10 December 1878–15 June 1932)
*Hon. Angus McDonnell (7 June 1881–22 April 1966)
The Earl of Antrim died in 1918, aged 67 at Antrim Castle.
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