William Colyear, 3rd Earl of Portmore

1745–1823 (age 78)

Biography

William Colyear, 3rd Earl of Portmore, bore his title with dignity, nurturing the estates entrusted to him and supporting those who tended them with quiet benevolence.

At the Church of St. James, the community remembers him as a steadfast patron whose steady hand helped preserve the church’s presence at the heart of their lives.