Lionel Damer
Hon. Lionel Damer | |
|---|---|
 Portrait of Lionel Damer by Pompeo Batoni | |
| Member of Parliament for Peterborough | |
| In office 28 February 1786 – 21 February 1802 | |
| Preceded by | |
| 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 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 . He held the seat until ill health forced him to retire shortly before the General Election in 1802.[5][6]
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)
- 1748 births
- People educated at Eton College
- Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies
- British MPs 1784–1790
- British MPs 1790–1796
- British MPs 1796–1800
- 1807 deaths
- Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
- Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- UK MPs 1801–1802
- Dawson-Damer family