Archibald Primrose, Lord Dalmeny (2 October 1809 – 23 January 1851) was a

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politician.

Origins

He was the eldest son and

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Archibald Primrose, 4th Earl of Rosebery Archibald John Primrose, 4th Earl of Rosebery (14 October 1783 – 4 March 1868), styled Viscount Primrose until 1814, was a British politician. He was the eldest son of Neil Primrose, 3rd Earl of Rosebery and his second wife, Mary Vincent. Prim ...

(1783–1868), whom he predeceased, by his wife Harriett Bouverie.

Education

Dalmeny was educated at

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and

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Career

Dalmeny was a supporter of the

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, and became a

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for Stirling Burghs in the elections held that year after the passage of the bill. From 25 April 1835 until the fall of Melbourne's Second Government in 1841, Dalmeny was a

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. In Parliament, he opposed both the

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and the

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. He did not contest the seat in 1847, and left Parliament.

Marriage and progeny

On 20 September 1843 he married Lady Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina Stanhope (1819–1901), a historian, the daughter of

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, by whom he had four children: *Lady Mary Catherine Constance Primrose (19 Nov 1844– 3 September 1935), who on 8 October 1885 married Henry Walter Hope-Scott. *Hon. Constance Evelyn Primrose ( 1 May 1846 – 27 June 1939), who on 15 Jul 1867 married

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. *

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(1847–1929),

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1894–1895. *Everard Henry Primrose (1848–1885), a Colonel in the

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and the Military Attaché at Vienna. After Lord Dalmeny's death, Lady Dalmeny married secondly

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(1803–1891) in 1854.

Death

Dalmeny fell ill with

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during the Christmas season of 1850, and while apparently recovering in January, died suddenly of heart failure.

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Archibald Archibald is a masculine given name, composed of the Germanic elements '' erchan'' (with an original meaning of "genuine" or "precious") and ''bald'' meaning "bold". Medieval forms include Old High German and Anglo-Saxon . Erkanbald, bishop of ...