Lord Francis Conyngham
Lord Francis Nathaniel Conyngham (24 September 1832 – 14 September 1880) was an Irish politician who sat in the United Kingdom Parliament as a Member of Parliament.
Background[]
Conyngham was a younger son of The 2nd Marquess Conyngham and Lady Jane, daughter of Field Marshal The 1st Marquess of Anglesey. He served in the Royal Navy and achieved the rank of lieutenant.
Political career[]
Conyngham was returned to Parliament for County Clare in 1857, a seat he held until 1859 and again between 1874 and 1880.
Personal life[]
Conyngham married the Hon. Georgiana Charlotte, daughter of The 1st Baron Tredegar, in 1857. There were no children from the marriage. He died in September 1880, aged 47. His wife later remarried and died in April 1886.
References[]
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Lord Francis Conyngham
Categories:
- 1832 births
- 1880 deaths
- Younger sons of marquesses
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Clare constituencies (1801–1922)
- UK MPs 1857–1859
- UK MPs 1874–1880
- Royal Navy officers
- Conyngham family
- Deputy Lieutenants of Donegal
- Irish (UK) MP stubs