Guy Dawnay (politician)
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Guy Cuthbert Dawnay was a British soldier and Conservative
politician.
Dawnay was the fourth son of William Dawnay, 7th Viscount Downe
, and his wife Mary Isabel, daughter of the Right Reverend the Hon. Richard Bagot
, Bishop of Oxford
. He entered Parliament for the North Riding of Yorkshire
in 1882, a seat he held until 1885, and served in the Conservative administration
of Lord Salisbury
as Surveyor-General of the Ordnance
from 1885 to 1886.
Dawnay died in February 1889 at the age of 40, having been killed by a buffalo
in East Africa.
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician.
Dawnay was the fourth son of William Dawnay, 7th Viscount Downe
William Dawnay, 7th Viscount Downe
William Henry Dawnay, 7th Viscount Downe was a British politician.-Background:Downe was the son of Reverend William Henry Dawnay, 6th Viscount Downe, Rector of Sessay and Thormanby.-Political career:...
, and his wife Mary Isabel, daughter of the Right Reverend the Hon. Richard Bagot
Richard Bagot (bishop)
Richard Bagot was an English cleric.He was a son of William Bagot, 1st Baron Bagot of Blithfield Hall, Staffordshire...
, Bishop of Oxford
Bishop of Oxford
The Bishop of Oxford is the diocesan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Oxford in the Province of Canterbury; his seat is at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford...
. He entered Parliament for the North Riding of Yorkshire
North Riding of Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency)
North Riding of Yorkshire was a parliamentary constituency in the North Riding of Yorkshire. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
in 1882, a seat he held until 1885, and served in the Conservative administration
Conservative Government 1885-1886
Source: C. Cook and B. Keith, British Historical Facts 1830-1900...
of Lord Salisbury
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, KG, GCVO, PC , styled Lord Robert Cecil before 1865 and Viscount Cranborne from June 1865 until April 1868, was a British Conservative statesman and thrice Prime Minister, serving for a total of over 13 years...
as Surveyor-General of the Ordnance
Surveyor-General of the Ordnance
The Surveyor-General of the Ordnance was a subordinate of the Master-General of the Ordnance and a member of the Board of Ordnance from its constitution in 1597. Appointments to the post were made by the crown under Letters Patent. His duties were to examine the ordnance received to see that it was...
from 1885 to 1886.
Dawnay died in February 1889 at the age of 40, having been killed by a buffalo
African Buffalo
The African buffalo, affalo, nyati, Mbogo or Cape buffalo is a large African bovine. It is not closely related to the slightly larger wild Asian water buffalo, but its ancestry remains unclear...
in East Africa.