Alexander Learmonth (politician)

Lt. Col. Alexander Learmonth (1829 – 10 March 1887)^[1] was a British Army officer and a Conservative Party politician.

Alexander Learmonth MP
Member of Parliament for Colchester
In office 3 November 1870 – 31 March 1880 Serving with William Brewer (until 1874) Herbert Mackworth-Praed (from 1874)
Preceded by	John Gurdon Rebow
Succeeded by	Richard Causton William Willis
Personal details
Born	1829 (1829) Edinburgh, Scotland
Died	10 March 1887(1887-03-10) (aged 57–58) London, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Charlotte Lyons ​ (m. 1859)​
Children	Seven

Life

Born at 4 Princes Street in Edinburgh, the eldest son of John Learmonth,^[2] Alexander Learmonth was educated at University College, Oxford, where he matriculated in 1847 before entering the Inner Temple to study law. He joined the Army and became a Colonel in the 17th Lancers.^[3]

On retiring from the Army he was elected Conservative MP for Colchester on 3 November 1870,^[4] sitting from 1870 to 1880.^[5]

In 1859, he married Charlotte Lyons, the eldest daughter of Lieutenant-General Humphrey Lyons.^[6] The couple had 7 children.^{[citation needed]}

By 1887, his extravagant London lifestyle caused his bankruptcy and the lands he had inherited in Edinburgh from his father were sold to the builder James Steel.^[7]

Learmonth died in London on 10 March 1887.^[6]