Edward Lucas (27 September 1787 – 12 November 1871) was an Irish landowner and politician in
County Monaghan
County Monaghan ( ; ga, Contae Mhuineacháin) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Ulster and is part of Border strategic planning area of the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Monaghan. Monaghan County Cou ...
.
Biography
He was the only child of Charles Lucas,
High Sheriff of Monaghan
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in 1795;
Edward Lucas MP was his grandfather. In 1796 he succeeded his father in the family estate of
Castle Shane. He was High Sheriff for Monaghan in 1818, and represented
the county
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in Parliament from 1834 to 1841. From 1841 to 1846 he served as
Under-Secretary for Ireland
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, and in 1845 he was appointed to the
Irish Privy Council.
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In 1812 Lucas was married to Anne, daughter of William Ruxton of Ardee. They had five sons (including ]Gould Arthur Lucas
Gould Arthur Lucas, Irish soldier and survivor of , fl. 1830s – 19 May 1914
A son of the Right Honourable Edward Lucas of Castle Shane, County Monaghan, Ireland, Lucas was an ensign at time of the sinking of .
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) and three daughters. On his death he was succeeded at Castle Shane by his eldest son Edward William; his widow died on 15 August 1880.[ Burke's ''Landed Gentry of Ireland'' (1912]
p. 631
References
1787 births
1871 deaths
High Sheriffs of Monaghan
Irish Conservative Party MPs
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Monaghan constituencies (1801–1922)
Members of the Privy Council of Ireland
UK MPs 1832–1835
UK MPs 1835–1837
UK MPs 1837–1841
Under-Secretaries for Ireland
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