John Henry Loftus, 3rd Marquess of Ely (19 January 1814 – 15 July 1857) was a British politician. Born in Hill Street in

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, Loftus studied at

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. As Viscount Loftus, he stood unsuccessfully as a

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candidate in

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, at the

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. In 1844, he married Jane Hope-Vere. Loftus won the 1845 Woodstock by-election, held on 1 May that year, but succeeded as the

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in September. Through his subsidiary title,

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, he took a seat in the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Loftus, John 1814 births 1857 deaths Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies People from Mayfair UK MPs 1841–1847