Edward Heneage, 1st Baron Heneage
Victoria | |
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Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
Preceded by | Henry Chaplin |
Succeeded by | Sir Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth, Bt |
Personal details | |
Born | 29 March 1840 |
Died | 10 August 1922 | (aged 82)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Liberal Liberal Unionist |
Spouse | Lady Eleanor Hare (d. 1924) |
Edward Heneage, 1st Baron Heneage,
Background and education
Heneage was the eldest son of
Political career
Heneage was elected
Heneage lost his Grimsby seat at the 1892 general election, but was successfully returned for the same constituency in a by-election the following year.[8] He was Chairman of the Liberal Unionist Council from 1893 to 1898.[citation needed] In June 1896 he was elevated to the peerage as Baron Heneage, of Hainton in the County of Lincoln.[9] He was a regular contributor in the House of Lords, making his last speech in June 1920 at the age of 80.[10]
Apart from his political career Heneage served as vice-chairman of Lindsey
Family
Lord Heneage married Lady Eleanor Cecilia, daughter of William Hare, 2nd Earl of Listowel, in 1864, the same year he succeeded to his family estates. They had three sons and six daughters. Two of their sons went on to inherit the Baron Heneage title.[1]
He died in August 1922, aged 82, and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son, George. Lady Heneage survived him by two years and died in September 1924.[12]
References
- ^ a b c d (Hesilrige 1921, p. 465)
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- ^ "leighrayment.com House of Commons: Lichfield and Tamworth to London and Westminster South". Archived from the original on 29 October 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
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- ^ "leighrayment.com House of Commons: Gorbals to Guildford". Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "No. 25557". The London Gazette. 9 February 1886. p. 614.
- ^ "No. 25557". The London Gazette. 9 February 1886. p. 613.
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- ^ "No. 26747". The London Gazette. 9 June 1896. p. 3382.
- ^ Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Edward Heneage
- ^ People's Park, Grimsby, Parks & Gardens website
- ^ David Poole (18 June 2019). "Hainton hall". houseandheritage.org.
Work cited
- Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. 160A, )