Cornwallis Maude, 1st Earl de Montalt
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Cornwallis Maude, 1st Earl de Montalt (4 April 1817 – 9 January 1905), known as the Hon. Cornwallis Maude until 1856 and as the Viscount Hawarden from 1856 to 1886, was a British
Conservative
politician.
de Montalt was the only son of Cornwallis Maude, 3rd Viscount Hawarden
, and his wife Jane (née Bruce). He succeeded his father in the viscountcy in 1856 but as this was an Irish peerage
it did not entitle him to an automatic seat in the House of Lords
. However, in 1862 he was elected an Irish Representative Peer
, and later served in the Conservative administrations of the Earl of Derby
, Benjamin Disraeli and Lord Salisbury
as a Lord-in-Waiting
(government whip in the House of Lords) from 1866 to 1868, 1874 to 1880 and 1885 to 1886. The latter year he was created Earl de Montalt, of Dundrum in the County of Tipperary, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. Between 1885 and 1905 he also held the honorary post of Lord-Lieutenant of County Tipperary.
Lord de Montalt married Clementina
, eldest daughter of Admiral Charles Elphinstone Fleeming
, in 1845. She died in 1865. One of their sons, the Hon. Cornwallis Maude, a Captain in the Grenadier Guards
, was killed in action at the Battle of Majuba Hill
in 1881. Lord de Montalt remained a widower until his death in January 1905, aged 87. As he had no other surviving sons the earldom became extinct on his death. He was succeeded in his other titles by his cousin Robert Henry Maude.
He died on the 9 January 1905 at a hotel at Holyhead, Anglesey. While waiting for a boat to Ireland hhe became to ill to travel and died.
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politician.
de Montalt was the only son of Cornwallis Maude, 3rd Viscount Hawarden
Cornwallis Maude, 3rd Viscount Hawarden
Cornwallis Maude, 3rd Viscount Hawarden was a British Conservative politician.Hawarden was the son of Cornwallis Maude, 1st Viscount Hawarden, by his second wife Anne Isabella , and succeeded his half-brother in the viscountcy in 1807...
, and his wife Jane (née Bruce). He succeeded his father in the viscountcy in 1856 but as this was an Irish peerage
Peerage of Ireland
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it did not entitle him to an automatic seat in the House of Lords
House of Lords
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. However, in 1862 he was elected an Irish Representative Peer
Representative peer
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, and later served in the Conservative administrations of the Earl of Derby
Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
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, Benjamin Disraeli and Lord Salisbury
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
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as a Lord-in-Waiting
Lord-in-Waiting
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(government whip in the House of Lords) from 1866 to 1868, 1874 to 1880 and 1885 to 1886. The latter year he was created Earl de Montalt, of Dundrum in the County of Tipperary, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom
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. Between 1885 and 1905 he also held the honorary post of Lord-Lieutenant of County Tipperary.
Lord de Montalt married Clementina
Clementina Maude, Viscountess Hawarden
Clementina Maude, Viscountess Hawarden, née Fleeming , commonly known as Lady Clementina Hawarden, was a noted portrait photographer of the 1860s. A daughter of Admiral Charles Elphinstone Fleeming, she married Cornwallis Maude, 4th Viscount Hawarden in 1845; the couple had ten children...
, eldest daughter of Admiral Charles Elphinstone Fleeming
Charles Elphinstone Fleeming
Admiral Charles Elphinstone Fleeming was an officer of the Royal Navy who served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He commanded a succession of smaller vessels during the early years of the wars, achieving some successes against French cruisers, merchants and privateers, before...
, in 1845. She died in 1865. One of their sons, the Hon. Cornwallis Maude, a Captain in the Grenadier Guards
Grenadier Guards
The Grenadier Guards is an infantry regiment of the British Army. It is the most senior regiment of the Guards Division and, as such, is the most senior regiment of infantry. It is not, however, the most senior regiment of the Army, this position being attributed to the Life Guards...
, was killed in action at the Battle of Majuba Hill
Battle of Majuba Hill
The Battle of Majuba Hill on 27 February 1881 was the main battle of the First Boer War. It was a resounding victory for the Boers. Major-General Sir George Pomeroy Colley occupied the summit of the hill on the night of February 26–27, 1881. His motive for occupying the hill remains unclear...
in 1881. Lord de Montalt remained a widower until his death in January 1905, aged 87. As he had no other surviving sons the earldom became extinct on his death. He was succeeded in his other titles by his cousin Robert Henry Maude.
He died on the 9 January 1905 at a hotel at Holyhead, Anglesey. While waiting for a boat to Ireland hhe became to ill to travel and died.