Sir Howard Elphinstone, 2nd Baronet

Sir Howard Elphinstone, 2nd Baronet (9 June 1804 – 16 March 1893)[1] was a British Whig politician

Elphinstone in 1843, Illustrated London News

He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Hastings at the 1835 general election, having unsuccessfully contested the seat in 1832.[2] He did not stand for re-election in Hastings at the 1837 general election, but stood instead in Liverpool, where he did not win a seat.[3] He returned to the House of Commons at the 1841 general election, when he won one of the two seats in Lewes. He did not stand again in 1847.[4]

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in June 1832.[5]

Family

Elphinstone was the son of Lt.-Gen. Sir Howard Elphinstone, 1st Baronet (1773–1846) and Frances Warburton (died 1858). He was a barrister, and had the degrees of MA and Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.). He married Elizabeth Julia Curteis, in 1829, and they had two children.[6]

He succeeded to his father's baronetcy in 1846, and on his death was succeeded by his son Howard Warburton Elphinstone (1830–1917).[6]

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References
  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 2)
  2. Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 146. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
  3. Craig, op. cit., page 191
  4. Craig, op. cit., page 183
  5. "Library and Archive Catalogue". Royal Society. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  6. Lundy, Darryl. "Howard Elphinstone". ThePeerage.com. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
John Ashley Warre
Frederick North		 Member of Parliament for Hastings
1835 – 1837
With: Frederick North		 Succeeded by
Joseph Planta
Robert Hollond
Preceded by
Viscount Cantelupe
Henry Fitzroy		 Member of Parliament for Lewes
1841 – 1847
With: Summers Harford to 1842
Henry Fitzroy from 1842		 Succeeded by
Robert Perfect
Henry Fitzroy
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Howard Elphinstone		 Baronet
(of Sowerby)
1846–1893		 Succeeded by
Howard Elphinstone


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