Lionel Damer

Lionel Damer
Hon.; Lionel Damer; MP
	Portrait of Lionel Damer by Pompeo Batoni
Member of Parliament for Peterborough
	In office; 28 February 1786 – 21 February 1802
Preceded by	James Farrel Phipps
Succeeded by	William Elliot
Personal details
Born	16 September 1748
Died	28 May 1807 (aged 58)
Nationality	British
Political party	Whig
Spouse(s)	Williamsea Janssen (m. 16 April 1778, d. 1834)
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge

Hon. Lionel Damer (16 September 1748 – 28 May 1807) was a British Whig politician.

Family

Lionel was the third son of Joseph Damer, 1st Earl of Dorchester by the Lady Caroline Sackville daughter of Lionel Cranfield Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset and of Elizabeth Colyear his wife, daughter of Lieutenant-General Walter Philip Colyear brother to David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore. His brothers were the Hon. John Damer and the Rt. Hon. George Damer, 2nd Earl of Dorchester.

Lionel was educated at Eton (1755–65) and Trinity College, Cambridge (1766).[1] He married Williamsea Janssen, daughter of William Janssen Esq, fourth son of Sir Theodore Janssen, 1st Baronet of Owre Moyne. They lived at Came House in Winterborne Came and there is a memorial to them in St Peter's Church nearby.[2][3][4]

Political career

Lionel was appointed Sheriff of Dorset for the year 1785. He was the Member of Parliament for Peterborough 28 February 1786 – 21 February 1802. He took over the seat following the death of James Farrel Phipps. He held the seat until ill health forced him to retire shortly before the General Election in 1802.[5][6]

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References

"Damer, the Hon. Lionel (DMR766L)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
Memorial plaque in St Peter's Church, Winterborne Came
History of Parliament (1754–1790): DAMER, Hon. Lionel
History of Parliament (1790–1820): DAMER, Hon. Lionel, of Came House, Dorset
"No. 12619". The London Gazette. 5 February 1785. p. 73.
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1)

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by James Farrel Phipps Richard Benyon	Member of Parliament for Peterborough 1786 – 1800 With: Richard Benyon until 1796 French Laurence from 1796	Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Parliament of Great Britain	Member of Parliament for Peterborough 1801 – 1802 With: French Laurence	Succeeded by William Elliot French Laurence
Civic offices
Preceded by Isaac Sage	Sheriff of Dorset 1785	Succeeded by Henry William Portman

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[1] "Damer, the Hon. Lionel (DMR766L)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

[2] Memorial plaque in St Peter's Church, Winterborne Came

[3] History of Parliament (1754–1790): DAMER, Hon. Lionel

[4] History of Parliament (1790–1820): DAMER, Hon. Lionel, of Came House, Dorset

[5] "No. 12619". The London Gazette. 5 February 1785. p. 73.

[6] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1)