Drigue Olmius, 2nd Baron Waltham
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Drigue Billers Olmius, 2nd Baron Waltham (12 March 1746 – 10 December 1786 or 10 February 1787), was a British politician.
Olmius was the son of John Olmius, 1st Baron Waltham, by Anne, daughter of Sir William Billers, Lord Mayor of London
in 1733. He succeeded his father in the barony in October 1762, aged 16. This was an Irish peerage
and gave him a seat in the Irish House of Lords
although not in the English House of Lords
. In 1768 he was returned to parliament as one of four representatives for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis
, a seat he held until 1774. From 1784 until his death in 1787 he sat as Member of Parliament
for Maldon
.
Lord Waltham died childless in February 1787, aged 40, when the barony became extinct. He was succeeded in the family estates by his sister, the Honourable Elizabeth. She was the wife of John Luttrell, 3rd Earl of Carhampton, who assumed the additional surname of Olmius.
Olmius was the son of John Olmius, 1st Baron Waltham, by Anne, daughter of Sir William Billers, Lord Mayor of London
Lord Mayor of London
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in 1733. He succeeded his father in the barony in October 1762, aged 16. This was an Irish peerage
Peerage of Ireland
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and gave him a seat in the Irish House of Lords
Irish House of Lords
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although not in the English House of Lords
House of Lords
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. In 1768 he was returned to parliament as one of four representatives for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis
Weymouth and Melcombe Regis (UK Parliament constituency)
Weymouth and Melcombe Regis was a parliamentary borough in Dorset represented in the English House of Commons, later in that of Great Britain, and finally in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was formed by an Act of Parliament of 1570 which amalgamated the existing boroughs of Weymouth and...
, a seat he held until 1774. From 1784 until his death in 1787 he sat as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Maldon
Maldon (UK Parliament constituency)
Maldon is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
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Lord Waltham died childless in February 1787, aged 40, when the barony became extinct. He was succeeded in the family estates by his sister, the Honourable Elizabeth. She was the wife of John Luttrell, 3rd Earl of Carhampton, who assumed the additional surname of Olmius.