Hugh Lyons-Montgomery
Hugh Lyons-Montgomery (1816 – 16 July 1882)[1][2] was an Irish Conservative Party politician.
Hugh Lyons-Montgomery | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Leitrim | |
| In office 26 July 1852 – 17 April 1858 | |
| Preceded by | Edward King-Tenison Charles Skeffington Clements |
| Succeeded by | William Ormsby-Gore John Brady |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1816 |
| Died | 16 July 1882 (aged 65–66) |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Conservative |
Baptised on 31 March 1816, Lyons-Montgomery was the son of Hugh Lyons-Montgomery and Eliza Blacker. In 1840, he married Elizabeth Smith, daughter of Henry Smith, and they had 14 children: Florence Maud; Eveline Clemina (died 1928); Ada Louisa Mary; Henrietta Emily Anne; Alfred Otho; Hugh; Norma Wilhelmina (died 1876); Ethel Constance; Beatrice Cicely Blanche; Elizabeth Sophia (1841–1918); Caroline Matilda (1842–1877); Henry Willoughby Stewart (born 1850); Lambert de Winton (1853–1939); and Kyneston Forster Walter (born 1859).[2]
In 1840, Lyons-Montgomery became High Sheriff of County Leitrim before being elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Leitrim at the 1852 general election and held the seat until 1858 when he resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Manor of Hempholme.[2][3]
Lyons-Montgomery was also a Deputy Lieutenant and a Justice of the Peace of County Leitrim.[2]
References
- Rayment, Leigh (4 September 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "L"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - Lundy, Darryl (6 January 2015). "Hugh Lyons-Montgomery". The Peerage. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 291. ISBN 978-0901714121.