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Lord Francis Conyngham
Irish politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lord Francis Nathaniel Conyngham (24 September 1832 – 14 September 1880) was an Irish politician who sat in the United Kingdom Parliament as a member of parliament.
Background
Conyngham was a younger son of Francis Conyngham, 2nd Marquess Conyngham[1] and Lady Jane (née Paget), daughter of Field Marshal Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey. He served in the Royal Navy and reached the rank of Lieutenant.[1]
Political career
Conyngham was returned to Parliament for County Clare[1] in 1857,[2] a seat he held until 1859 and again between 1874 and 1880.[3][4]
On 11 September 1867 he was commissioned as a Captain in the part-time Donegal Artillery Militia (Prince of Wales's).[5]
Personal life
Conyngham married the Hon. Georgiana Charlotte, daughter of the 1st Baron Tredegar, in 1857.[3] There were no children from the marriage. He died in Gloucester, in September 1880, aged 47.[4][6]
His wife later remarried and died in April 1886.
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