Hedworth Hylton Jolliffe, 2nd Baron Hylton DL (23 June 1829 – 31 October 1899), was a British peer and

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Birth and education

Hylton was the second son of William George Hylton Jolliffe, 1st Baron Hylton, and Eleanor Paget. He was educated at Eton and

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Crimean War service

In 1849, he joined the 4th Light Dragoons and served in the

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, where his older brother was killed at Sebastopol. He was present at the

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. He retired from the Army in 1856, following his election to Parliament.

Parliamentary service

He was elected to the

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for Wells in 1855, a seat he held until 1868. In 1870 he succeeded his father as second Baron Hylton and entered the

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.Obituary of Baron Hylton in ''The Times'', Wednesday, 1 Nov 1899; pg. 7; Issue 35975; col E. The death was also reported i
''New York Times'', 1 November 1899, Wednesday: "LORD HYLTON DEAD.; He Took Part in the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaklava."

Marriages

Lord Hylton married his second cousin, Lady Agnes Mary Byng, daughter of George Byng, 2nd Earl of Strafford, in 1858. Their divorce was a ''Cause célèbre''. There were children of this marriage, sons and a daughter, Agatha Eleanor Augusta Jolliffe, who married Ailwyn Fellowes MP. Lord Hylton married again to Anne, daughter of Henry Lambert, who was the second wife and the widow of the third Earl of Dunraven. Edwin Wyndham-Quin, 3rd Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl died in 1871.

Death and succession

He died in October 1899, aged 70, and was succeeded in his titles by his surviving son Hylton George Hylton Jolliffe.

Notes

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * *

External links

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