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Arthur Tremayne

Arthur Tremayne (15 May 1827 – 14 November 1905) was a Crimean War soldier and Cornish MP, who survived the charge of the Light Brigade, during which his horse was shot from under him.

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Personal life

Arthur Tremayne, born on 15 May 1827, was the son of John Hearle Tremayne (1780–1851), MP, and his wife, Caroline Matilda Lemon, the daughter of Sir William Lemon MP, and the sister of Sir Charles Lemon MP. After Sir Charles Lemon's death on 13 February 1868, he inherited most of his wealth.[1][2][3][4]

He married on 22 September 1858, Lady Margaret Frances Hely-Hutchinson, second daughter of Lord Donoughmore. They had the following children:

  • Arthur Richard (died in infancy),
  • Francis William (born 6 October 1862)
  • Caroline Mary (died in infancy),[5]
  • two other sons,
  • another daughter, also called Caroline Mary who married Francis Alexander on 31 January 1883 at St George's Church, Hanover Square, London.[6]

His first wife died in 1866. In 1870, he remarried to Emma Penelope Phillpotts. They had two sons.[7] Tremayne died on 14 November 1905.[7]

Crimean War

During the Crimean War, Tremayne was a captain in the 13th Light Dragoons, he commanded Troup E in the Charge of the Light Brigade.[8][9][10] His horse was shot under him. Joseph Malone, his Lance-Sergeant, was awarded the Victoria Cross.[11]

Parliamentary career

He was Conservative MP for the Truro constituency from September 1878 until 1880.[12][13]


References

  1. The Times 17 February 1868, page 9, Column F "The Late Charles Lemon".
  2. "Lemon Papers at Cornwall Record Office - Document Reference X62: Deeds for properties and papers concerning Arthur Tremayne's succession". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2008.
  3. "Births, Marriages, Deaths". The Cornishman. No. 239. 8 February 1883. p. 8.
  4. The Times, 15 November 1905; pg. 10; Issue 37865; col D "Obituary. Colonel Arthur Tremayne."
  5. The Times, Wednesday, 25 September 1878; pg. 10; Issue 29369; col F "News in Brief : Election intelligence", The Times, Friday, 2 April 1880; pg. 9; Issue 29845; col B "The New Members Of Parliament" (Tremayne defeated by E. W. R. Wylliams). and Rayment.
  6. There is some useful background to Tremayne's election in Edwin Jaggard's Cornwall Politics in the Age of Reform 1790–1855, Woodbridge: Royal Historical Society/Boydell Press, (1999), ISBN 0-86193-243-9, Chapter 6-8.
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