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Lord Arthur Lennox

Lord Arthur Lennox

British politician

Lord Arthur Lennox (2 October 1806 – 15 January 1864) was a British politician. He was the youngest son of the 4th Duke of Richmond.

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Early life

Lennox was born on 2 October 1806 as the seventh and youngest son of fourteen children born to Lady Charlotte Gordon and Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond, the Governor General of British North America and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. In 1836, his mother inherited the vast Gordon estates on the death of her brother, George Gordon, 5th Duke of Gordon. Among his siblings were Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond, Lord John Lennox, Lord William Lennox, and Lord Sussex Lennox.[1]

His paternal grandparents were General Lord George Lennox (the younger son of the 2nd Duke of Richmond) and Lady Louisa Kerr (a daughter of the 4th Marquess of Lothian). Among his extended family was nephew, Lord Henry Lennox, who succeeded him as MP for Chichester in 1846. His mother was the eldest child of Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon, and Jane Maxwell (a daughter of Sir William Maxwell, 3rd Baronet).[2]

Career

Mural monument to Lord Arthur Lennox, Chichester Cathedral
Tombstone of Lord Arthur Lennox, Brompton Cemetery, London

Upon his elder brother, the 5th Duke of Richmond, joining Lord Grey's ministry in 1831, Lennox was returned for Chichester in 1831. He eventually succeeded John Young as a Junior Lord of the Treasury in Peel's second ministry, but he was obliged to resign his seat in 1846 owing to his support for repeal of the Corn Laws and was succeeded in the treasury by William Cripps.[3] He was elected in 1847 for Great Yarmouth, but was unseated the following year for bribery.[3]

Military career

Lennox was commissioned as an Ensign into the 71st Foot in 1823. He was promoted lieutenant in 1825, captain (half-pay) in 1826, major in 1838 and lieutenant-colonel in 1842. He transferred to the 72nd Foot in 1843, to the 6th Foot in 1845, and to the 68th Foot in 1852 before retiring in 1854. He was made Lieutenant-colonel of the Royal Sussex Light Infantry Militia in 1854 and Lieutenant-colonel-commandant in 1860.[3]

He served as Clerk of the Ordnance, replacing Henry George Boldero in 1845. In 1846, he was replaced by George Anson.[3]

Personal life

On 1 July 1835 he married Adelaide Constance Campbell, daughter of Col. John Campbell of Shawfield and the writer Lady Charlotte Bury (the youngest child of the 5th Duke of Argyll, and the former Elizabeth Gunning). Among her siblings were Walter Frederick Campbell (MP for Argyllshire), Eliza Maria (wife of Sir William Gordon-Cumming, 2nd Baronet)[4][5] Eleanora (wife of Henry Paget, 2nd Marquess of Anglesey), and Harriet Charlotte Beaujolois (wife of Charles Bury, 2nd Earl of Charleville). Together, they were the parents of three daughters and one son:

Lennox died at his residence, Ovington Square, Brompton, on 15 January 1864,[11] and was buried in Brompton Cemetery, London. In his will, he left "the whole of his property, both real and personal" to his widow,[12] who died on 14 August 1888 at their daughter's residence, Swallowfield Park.[13]

Descendants

Through his daughter Constance, he was a grandfather of Marie Clothilde Russell (wife of the Hon. Ernest Guinness, second son of the 1st Earl of Iveagh),[7] Sir George Russell, 5th Baronet,[7] and mineralogist Sir Arthur Russell, 6th Baronet.[7]

References

  1. [1]
    G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume X, page 842.
  2. [2]
    Lundy 2011 cites Mosley 2003a, p. 3335; Mosley 2003, p. 2012
  3. [3]
    Spencer, Howard. "LENNOX, Lord Arthur (1806-1864), of 5 Upper Portland Place, Mdx". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  4. [4]
    Fisher, David R. (2009). D.R. Fisher (ed.). "GORDON CUMMING, Sir William Gordon, 2nd bt. (1787–1854), of Altyre, Forres and Gordonstown, Elgin". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820–1832. Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  5. [5]
    Burek, C. V.; Higgs, B. (2007). "The role of women in the history and development of geology: an introduction". Geological Society, London, Special Publications. 281 (1): 1–8. Bibcode:2007GSLSP.281....1B. doi:10.1144/sp281.1. S2CID 140651108.
  6. [6]
    "Constance Charlotte Elisa (née Lennox), Lady Russell". www.npg.org.uk. National Portrait Gallery, London. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  7. [7]
    Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 3, page 3336.
  8. [8]
    Photo 25, "Miss A. Lennox", The Eastern Window. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  9. [9]
    "Ada Fanny Susan Lennox". www.npg.org.uk. National Portrait Gallery, London. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  10. [10]
    "DEATHS". Uxbridge and West Drayton Gazette]. 21 October 1876. p. 5. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  11. [11]
    "Obituary. | LORD ARTHUR LENNOX". The New York Times. 6 February 1864. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  12. [12]
    "WILLS AND BEQUESTS". The Nottinghamshire Guardian. 29 April 1864. p. 12. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  13. [13]
    "TO-DAY'S ARRANGEMENTS". The Daily Telegraph. 16 August 1888. p. 5. Retrieved 26 February 2024.

Sources

  • Lundy, Darryl (25 April 2011), Lady Charlotte Gordon, The Peerage, p. 1179 § 11783, retrieved 1 November 2012 Endnotes:
    • Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003), Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, vol. 2 (107th 3 volumes ed.), Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books), p. 2012
    • Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003a), Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, vol. 3 (107th 3 volumes ed.), Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books), pp. 3335, 3336
    • Naylor, George (1888), The Register's of Thorrington

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