Newton Wallop, 6th Earl of Portsmouth
Edward VII | |
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Prime Minister | Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman |
Preceded by | The Earl of Donoughmore |
Succeeded by | The Lord Lucas |
Personal details | |
Born | 19 January 1856 Hurstbourne Priors, Hampshire |
Died | 4 December 1917 Whitchurch, Hampshire | (aged 61)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Liberal, Liberal Unionist Party. |
Spouse(s) | Beatrice Mary Pease (d. 1935) |
Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
Newton Wallop, 6th Earl of Portsmouth
Background and education
Lymington was born in Hurstbourne Priors, Hampshire, the eldest son of Isaac Wallop, 5th Earl of Portsmouth, and his wife Lady Eveline Alicia Juliana Herbert, daughter of Henry Herbert, 3rd Earl of Carnarvon. He was educated at Eton College and from 1876 to 1879 at Balliol College, Oxford, where he was President of the Oxford Union.
Political career
Lymington was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Barnstaple at a by-election in February 1880,[1] a seat he held until 1885 when representation was reduced to one member under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. At the 1885 general election, he was elected MP for South Molton and held the seat until 1891.[2]
In the latter year he succeeded his father in the earldom and took his seat in the
Lord Portsmouth was also a
In 1908 he bought
Family
Lord Portsmouth married Beatrice Mary Pease, only child of Edward Pease of Darlington, in 1885. He died in December 1917 at Whitchurch, aged 61, and was succeeded in the earldom by his younger brother, John. The Countess of Portsmouth died in 1935.
References
- ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- ^ Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886
- ^ "United Protestant Demonstration in London". the Manchester Guardian. 31 January 1900. p. 5.
- ^ Scotland's Lost Houses by Ian Gow