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Baron Heneage
Baron Heneage, of Hainton in the County of Lincoln, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 8 June 1896 for Edward Heneage, 1st Baron Heneage, Edward Heneage. He was Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster under William Ewart Gladstone between February and April 1886, when he broke with Gladstone over Irish Home Rule bills, Irish Home Rule. He was succeeded by his eldest son George, the second Baron. He was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Lincolnshire Regiment and fought in both the Second Boer War and the First World War. He died unmarried and was succeeded by his third and youngest brother, Reverend Edward Heneage, the third Baron. He was Rector (ecclesiastical), Rector of St Mark's Church, Victoria, British Columbia. He was also unmarried and on his death on 19 February 1967 the barony became extinct. George Fieschi Heneage, father of the first Baron, was Member of Parliament (MP) for Great Grimsby (UK Parliament constituency), Grimsby and for Lincoln (UK P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peerage Of The United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom is one of the five Peerages in the United Kingdom. It comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Acts of Union 1800, Acts of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain. New peers continued to be created in the Peerage of Ireland until 1898 (the last creation was the Viscount Scarsdale, Barony of Curzon of Kedleston). The House of Lords Act 1999 reformed the House of Lords. Until then, all peers of the United Kingdom were automatically members of the House of Lords. However, from that date, most of the hereditary peers ceased to be members, whereas the life peers retained their seats. All hereditary peers of the first creation (i.e. those for whom a peerage was originally created, as opposed to those who inherited a peerage), and all surviving hereditary peers who had served as Leader of the House of Lords, were offered a life peerage to allow them to continue to sit in the House ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Fieschi Heneage
George Fieschi Heneage (22 November 1800 – 11 May 1864) was a British Whig and later Conservative Party politician. Background Heneage was the son of George Robert Heneage of Hainton Hall, Lincolnshire and Frances Anne, daughter of Lieutenant-General George Ainslie. His middle name derived from his descent from Roboaldo Fieschi, Conte di Lavagna. He was educated at Eton College (1817) and Trinity College, Cambridge (1818) and succeeded his father to the Hainton estate in 1833. Political career Heneage was elected at the 1826 general election as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Great Grimsby, but when he stood for re-election in 1830 he was defeated by the Tory candidate George Harris. At the 1831 general election Heneage was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Lincoln.Stooks Smith, page 187 He was re-elected in 1832, but did not contest the seat at the 1835 general election. He did not stand for Parliament again until the 1852 general election, when he was retu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
