James Rolston Lonsdale (31 May 1865 – 23 May 1921) was Unionist Member of Parliament (MP) for Mid Armagh from January 1918 until his death. He succeeded his brother John to this constituency on the latter's elevation to the Lords as Baron Armaghdale. The son of James Lonsdale, DL, he was educated at The Royal School, Armagh and

Trinity College, Dublin , name_Latin = Collegium Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae Elizabethae juxta Dublin , motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin) , motto_lang = la , motto_English = It will last i ...

. In 1902 he married Maud Musker, daughter of John Musker of

Shadwell Court Shadwell Court, Brettenham, Norfolk, Brettenham, Norfolk, England is a country house dating originally from the 18th century. Built for the Buxton baronets, the house was massively enlarged in two stages in the 19th century; in 1840-1842 by Edwar ...

, Norfolk. He was appointed High Sheriff of Armagh in 1891.Walford, Edward (1909). The County Families of the United Kingdom. London: Spottiswoode & Co. Ltd. There is a memorial to Lonsdale in the south aisle at

St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh There are two St Patrick's Cathedrals in Armagh, Northern Ireland: * St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh (Church of Ireland), the Anglican cathedral (and the Catholic cathedral prior to the Protestant Reformation) * St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh (Roma ...

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* 1865 births 1921 deaths People educated at The Royal School, Armagh Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Irish Unionist Party MPs Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Armagh constituencies (1801–1922) UK MPs 1918–1922 High Sheriffs of Armagh {{Ireland-UK-MP-stub