Alexander Learmonth (politician)
Lt. Col. Alexander Learmonth (1829 - 10 March 1887)[1] was a British Army officer and a Conservative Party politician.
Alexander Learmonth MP | |
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Member of Parliament for Colchester | |
In office 3 November 1870 – 31 March 1880 | |
Preceded by | John Gurdon Rebow |
Succeeded by | Richard Causton William Willis |
Personal details | |
Born | 1829 Edinburgh |
Died | 10 March 1887 |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse(s) | Charlotte Lyons ( m. 1859) |
Children | Seven |
Life
He was born at 4 Princes Street in Edinburgh, the eldest son of John Learmonth.[2] He was educated at University College, Oxford, where he matriculated in 1847 before entering the Inner Temple to study law. He joined the Army and became a Colonel in the 17th Lancers.[3]
On retiring from the Army he was elected Conservative MP for Colchester on 3 November 1877[4], sitting from 1870 to 1880.[5]
In 1859 he married Charlotte Lyons, the eldest daughter of Lieutenant-General Humphrey Lyons, who went on to have 7 children.
By 1878 his extravagant London lifestyle caused his bankruptcy and the lands he had inherited in Edinburgh from his father were sold to the builder James Steel.[6]
References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 5)
- Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1829
- – via Wikisource. . Page:Alumni Oxoniensis (1715-1886) volume 3.djvu
- https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/15910/alexander_learmonth/colchester
- Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
- Edinburgh: Mapping the City, Fleet & MacCannell
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Alexander Learmonth
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by John Gurdon Rebow William Brewer |
Member of Parliament for Colchester 1870–1880 With: William Brewer (until 1874) Herbert Mackworth-Praed (from 1874) |
Succeeded by Richard Causton and William Willis |