Edward Heneage, 1st Baron Heneage, (29 March 1840 – 10 August 1922) was a British

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politician. He was briefly

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under

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between February and April 1886, when he broke with Gladstone over

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and joined the

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Background and education

Heneage was the eldest son of

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, of Hainton Hall,

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, and Frances, daughter of Michael Tasburgh.thepeerage.com Edward Heneage, 1st Baron Heneage
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and served with the

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from 1857 to 1863.

Political career

Heneage was elected

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for

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in 1865, a seat he held until 1868. He remained out of parliament until 1880, when he was returned for

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. When the Liberals came to power under

in February 1886, Heneage was appointed

and vice-president of the Committee of Agriculture and sworn of the

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. However, he resigned these offices in April after disagreeing with Gladstone over

. He joined the

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the same year. 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. He was Chairman of the Liberal Unionist Council from 1893 to 1898. In June 1896 he was elevated to the peerage as Baron Heneage, of Hainton in the County of Lincoln. He was a regular contributor in the

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, making his last speech in June 1920 at the age of 80. Apart from his political career Heneage served as vice-chairman of Lindsey

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and as High Steward of Grimsby.

Family

Lord Heneage married Lady Eleanor Cecilia, daughter of

William Hare, 2nd Earl of Listowel William Hare, 2nd Earl of Listowel (22 September 1801 – 4 February 1856), known as Viscount Ennismore from 1827 to 1837, was an Anglo-Irish peer and Member of Parliament (MP). Life Listowel was the eldest son of Richard Hare, Viscount Ennismor ...

, 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. 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.

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