Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Ernest Newcomen King-Tenison, 8th Earl of Kingston (31 July 1848 – 13 January 1896) was an Irish

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 peer and Conservative

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 politician.

The younger son of the 6th Earl of Kingston and Anne Gore-Booth, he succeeded to his older brother's titles in 1871. Born as Henry Newcomen King, he was educated at Rugby School

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 in Warwickshire

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. King-Tenison served in the 5th Battalion, Connaught Rangers reaching the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. From 1887 to 1896, he was Representative Peer

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 for Ireland in the House of Lords

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 and from 1888 to 1896 Lord Lieutenant of Roscommon

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This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of County Roscommon.The office was created on 23 August 1831.* Robert King, 1st Viscount Lorton 7 October 1831 – 20 November 1854* Arthur French, 1st Baron de Freyne 18 December 1854 – 29 September 1856...

. King-Tenison died, aged 47 in Cairo

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.

On 23 January 1872, he married the daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Edward King-Tenison in St James's in Westminster

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. After his marriage his name was changed to Henry Newcomen King-Tenison by Royal Licence on 10 March 1883.

Philately

A philatelist

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, he exhibited his postage stamp

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 collection of Great Britain at the London Philatelic Exhibition 1890

London Philatelic Exhibition 1890

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 for which he was awarded a gold medal. From 1892 to 1896, he served as President of the Philatelic Society London.