Arthur Hill-Trevor, 3rd Viscount Dungannon
Arthur Hill-Trevor, 3rd Viscount Dungannon (9 November 1798–11 August 1862), of Whittlebury, Northamptonshire, was an English Conservative Party politician for New Romney and the City of Durham.[1]
Early life
He was born in affluent Berkeley Square, London, on 9 November 1798 and was the only surviving son of Arthur Hill-Trevor, second Viscount (1763–1837), by Charlotte, third daughter of Charles FitzRoy, first Baron Southampton. He attended Harrow School and matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 17 October 1817. He received his B.A. in 1820 and his M.A. in 1825.[1][2]
He succeeded his father as the third viscount Dungannon in 1837.[1]
Career
He became a Member of Parliament (MP) for the New Romney in 1830 – 11 March 1831. He was then elected MP of the City of Durham in 1831–1832, 1835–1841 and 5 April 1843 – 14 July 1843.[3] He was an opponent of the reform bills of 1831–2, which would become the Reform Act 1832, and wrote a pamphlet in opposition titled Letter to the Duke of Rutland.[1]
In September 1855, he was elected a representative peer for Ireland and was actively involved in the House of Lords. He led the opposition to the Divorce Bill 1857 and Lord Wodehouse's Marriage Law Amendment (Deceased Wife's Sister) Bill 1859.[1]
Personal life
On 10 September 1821, he married Sophia, daughter of Colonel Gorges Marcus Irvine of Castle Irvine, Fermanagh. Hill-Trevor died at his home in London, on 11 August 1862. As he had no male children, the peerage became extinct after his death.[1] Edwin Hill-Trevor inherited his estate.[2]
Hill-Trevor, along with publishing several pamphlets, wrote The Life and Times of William III.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Norgate, G. Le G. (24 May 2007). "Trevor, Arthur Hill-, third Viscount Dungannon (1798–1862), politician". In Matthew, H. C. G (ed.). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/27724. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) - ^ a b Lee, Sidney, ed. (1899). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 57. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ Escott, Margaret. "HILL TREVOR, Arthur (1798-1862), of Whittlebury, Northants". History of Parliament Online. Archived from the original on 14 September 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
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