Edward Heneage, 1st Baron Heneage
Edward Heneage, 1st Baron Heneage, PC, DL, JP (29 March 1840 – 10 August 1922) was a British Liberal and Liberal Unionist politician. He was briefly Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster under William Ewart Gladstone between February and April 1886, when he broke with Gladstone over Irish Home Rule and joined the Liberal Unionists.
The Lord Heneage PC DL JP | |
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Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
In office 6 February 1886 – 16 April 1886 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
Preceded by | Henry Chaplin |
Succeeded by | Sir Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth, Bt |
Personal details | |
Born | 29 March 1840 |
Died | 10 August 1922 82) | (aged
Nationality | British |
Political party | Liberal Liberal Unionist |
Spouse(s) | Lady Eleanor Hare (d. 1924) |
Background and education
Heneage was the eldest son of George Heneage, of Hainton Hall, Lincolnshire, and Frances, daughter of Michael Tasburgh.[1][2] He was educated at Eton and served with the 1st Life Guards from 1857 to 1863.
Political career
Heneage was elected Member of Parliament for Lincoln in 1865, a seat he held until 1868.[1][3][4] He remained out of parliament until 1880, when he was returned for Grimsby.[1][4][5] When the Liberals came to power under William Ewart Gladstone in February 1886, Heneage was appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster[6] and Vice-President of the Committee of Agriculture and sworn of the Privy Council.[7] However, he resigned these offices in April after disagreeing with Gladstone over Irish Home Rule. He joined the Liberal Unionist Party the same year.
Heneage lost his Grimsby seat at the 1892 general election, but was successfully returned for the same constituency in a by-election the following year.[1][5][8] He was Chairman of the Liberal Unionist Council from 1893 to 1898. In June 1896 he was elevated to the peerage as Baron Heneage, of Hainton in the County of Lincoln.[9] He was a regular contributor in the House of Lords, making his last speech in June 1920 at the age of 80.[10]
Apart from his political career Heneage served as Vice-Chairman of Lindsey Quarter Sessions and as High Steward of Grimsby.
Family
Lord Heneage married Lady Eleanor Cecilia, daughter of William Hare, 2nd Earl of Listowel, in 1864, the same year he succeeded to his family estates. They had three sons and six daughters. Two of their sons went on to inherit the Baron Heneage title.
He died in August 1922, aged 82, and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son, George. Lady Heneage survived him by two years and died in September 1924.[1]
References
- thepeerage.com Edward Heneage, 1st Baron Heneage
- Oxford dictionary of national biography. British Academy., Oxford University Press. (Online ed.). Oxford. ISBN 9780198614128. OCLC 56568095.CS1 maint: others (link)
- "leighrayment.com House of Commons: Lichfield and Tamworth to London and Westminster South". Archived from the original on 29 October 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
- Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- "leighrayment.com House of Commons: Gorbals to Guildford". Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
- "No. 25557". The London Gazette. 9 February 1886. p. 614.
- "No. 25557". The London Gazette. 9 February 1886. p. 613.
- Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- "No. 26747". The London Gazette. 9 June 1896. p. 3382.
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Edward Heneage
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Edward Heneage
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by Charles Seely John Bramley-Moore |
Member of Parliament for Lincoln 1865–1868 With: Charles Seely |
Succeeded by Charles Seely John Hinde Palmer |
Preceded by Alfred Watkin |
Member of Parliament for Great Grimsby 1880–1892 |
Succeeded by Henri Josse |
Preceded by George Doughty |
Member of Parliament for Great Grimsby 1893–1895 |
Succeeded by Thomas Wing |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by Henry Chaplin |
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1886 |
Succeeded by Sir Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth, Bt |
Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
New creation | Baron Heneage 1896–1922 |
Succeeded by George Heneage |