John Trollope, 1st Baron Kesteven
Victoria | |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Derby |
| Preceded by | Matthew Talbot Baines |
| Succeeded by | Matthew Talbot Baines |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 May 1800 |
| Died | 17 December 1874 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Julia Sheffield (d. 1876) |
John Trollope, 1st Baron Kesteven
1852 Conservative administration
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Background
Trollope was the son of Sir John Trollope, 6th Baronet, and Anne, daughter of Henry Thorold. He was the elder brother of General
10th Hussars, achieving the rank of captain.[1]
Political career
Trollope was appointed High Sheriff of Lincolnshire in 1825[2] and was then returned to Parliament for Lincolnshire South in 1841, a seat he held until 1868.[3]
Under the Earl of Derby, he was president of the Poor Law Board between March and December 1852
Family
Lord Kesteven married Julia Maria, daughter of Sir Robert Sheffield, 4th Baronet, in 1847. They had three sons and three daughters. He died in December 1874, aged 74, and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son, John. Lady Kesteven died in November 1876.[1]
References
- ^ a b "John Trollope, 1st Baron Kesteven", The Peerage
- ^ Annual Register, volume 67, p189, edited by Edmund Burke
- ^ "House of Commons: Lichfield and Tamworth to London and Westminster South". Leigh Rayment. Archived from the original on 29 October 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "No. 21297". The London Gazette. 2 March 1852. p. 671.
- ^ leighrayment.com Privy Counsellors 1836-1914[usurped]
- ^ "No. 23370". The London Gazette. 14 April 1868. p. 2220.