Sir Howard Elphinstone, 2nd Baronet

Sir Howard Elphinstone, 2nd Baronet
Sir Howard Elphinstone, 2nd Baronet
	Elphinstone in 1843, Illustrated London News
Member of Parliament for Lewes
	In office; 1841-1847
Member of Parliament for Hastings
	In office; 1835-1837
Personal details
Born	9 June 1804
Died	16 March 1893 (aged 88)
Political party	Whig
Spouse	Elizabeth Curteis (m. 1829)
Children	2, including Howard
Parent	Sir Howard Elphinstone (father);
Relatives	Walter Patton-Bethune (son-in-law)

Sir Howard Elphinstone, 2nd Baronet (9 June 1804 – 16 March 1893)^[1] was a British Whig politician.

Education and career

Born in Plymouth, Elphinstone was educated at the High School of Edinburgh and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated BA in 1826.^[2] He was elected as member of parliament (MP) for Hastings at the 1835 general election, having unsuccessfully contested the seat in 1832.^[3] He did not stand for re-election in Hastings at the 1837 general election, but stood instead in Liverpool, where he did not win a seat.^[4] He returned to the House of Commons at the 1841 general election, when he won one of the two seats in Lewes. He did not stand again in 1847.^[5]

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in June 1832.^[6]

Family

Elphinstone was the son of Lt.-Gen. Sir Howard Elphinstone, 1st Baronet (1773–1846) and Frances Warburton (died 1858). He was a barrister, and had the degrees of MA and Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.). He married Elizabeth Julia Curteis, in 1829, and they had two children.

He succeeded to his father's baronetcy in 1846, and on his death was succeeded by his son Howard Warburton Elphinstone (1830–1917).

References

^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 2)
^ "Elphinstone, Howard (ELFN821H)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 146. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
^ Craig, op. cit., page 191
^ Craig, op. cit., page 183
^ "Library and Archive Catalogue". Royal Society. Retrieved 30 November 2010.

Leigh Rayment's list of baronets

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Howard Elphinstone

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John Ashley Warre Frederick North	Member of Parliament for Hastings 1835 – 1837 With: Frederick North	Succeeded by Joseph Planta Robert Hollond
Preceded by Viscount Cantelupe Henry Fitzroy	Member of Parliament for Lewes 1841 – 1847 With: Summers Harford to 1842 Henry Fitzroy from 1842	Succeeded by Robert Perfect Henry Fitzroy
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Howard Elphinstone	Baronet (of Sowerby) 1846–1893	Succeeded by Howard Elphinstone

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[1] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 2)

[2] "Elphinstone, Howard (ELFN821H)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

[craig1832-1885-3] Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 146. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.

[4] Craig, op. cit., page 191

[5] Craig, op. cit., page 183

[6] "Library and Archive Catalogue". Royal Society. Retrieved 30 November 2010.

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