Richard Wingfield, 4th Viscount Powerscourt (29 October 1762 – 19 July 1809) was an Irish nobleman, landowner, and a prominent figure in Anglo-Irish society.
He succeeded his father as the 4th Viscount Powerscourt on 8 August 1788, inheriting extensive lands in County Wicklow and the title of Baron Wingfield of Wingfield, County Wexford.
As the 4th Viscount, Richard sold the family’s Dublin townhouse, Powerscourt House, to the government, which became the office of the Stamp Commissioners following the Act of Union in 1801.
[3] Richard Wingfield married twice: On 30 June 1789, Wingfield married Lady Catherine Meade, the daughter of John Meade, 1st Earl of Clanwilliam, and Theodosia Magill.
They had three children: [4] On 9 February 1796, he married Isabella Brownlow, daughter of Rt.