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 Conservative Party candidate in

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, at the 1841 UK general election. In 1844, he married Jane Hope-Vere. Loftus won the 1845 Woodstock by-election, held on 1 May that year, but succeeded as the

Marquess of Ely Marquess of Ely, of the County of Wexford, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1800 for Charles Loftus, 1st Earl of Ely. He was born Charles Tottenham, the son of Sir John Tottenham, 1st Baronet, who had been created a b ...

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 Nobility from London