Lewis Payn Dawnay
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Lewis Payn Dawnay was an English Conservative Party
politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1892.
Dawnay was the second son of William Dawnay, 7th Viscount Downe
and his wife Mary Isabel Bagot, daughter of the Bishop of Bath and Wells
. He was educated at Eton College
and joined the Coldstream Guards
, reaching the rank of Colonel.
In 1874
Dawnay stood unsuccessfully for parliament at York. At the 1880 general election
he was elected as the Member of Parliament
(MP) for Thirsk
, and held that seat until it was replaced under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
. He was then elected as MP for the replacement constituency of Thirsk and Malton
, and held the seat until he stood down in 1892.
At this time, he acquired various family properties at Newton-on-Ouse
.
Dawnay died at the age of 64
Dawnay married Victoria Alexandria Elizabeth Grey 1877. His brother Hugh
was an army general and cricketer.
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 who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1892.
Dawnay was the second 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 Bagot, daughter of the Bishop of Bath and Wells
Richard Bagot (bishop)
Richard Bagot was an English cleric.He was a son of William Bagot, 1st Baron Bagot of Blithfield Hall, Staffordshire...
. He was educated at Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and joined the Coldstream Guards
Coldstream Guards
Her Majesty's Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, also known officially as the Coldstream Guards , is a regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division or Household Division....
, reaching the rank of Colonel.
In 1874
United Kingdom general election, 1874
-Seats summary:-References:* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...
Dawnay stood unsuccessfully for parliament at York. At the 1880 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1880
-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...
he was elected as the Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Thirsk
Thirsk (UK Parliament constituency)
Thirsk was a parliamentary borough in Yorkshire, represented in the English and later British House of Commons in 1295, and again from 1547. It was represented by two Members of Parliament until 1832, and by one member from 1832 to 1885, when the constituency was abolished and absorbed into the new...
, and held that seat until it was replaced under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was a piece of electoral reform legislation that redistributed the seats in the House of Commons, introducing the concept of equally populated constituencies, in an attempt to equalise representation across...
. He was then elected as MP for the replacement constituency of Thirsk and Malton
Thirsk and Malton (UK Parliament constituency)
Thirsk and Malton is a 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....
, and held the seat until he stood down in 1892.
At this time, he acquired various family properties at Newton-on-Ouse
Newton-on-Ouse
Newton-on-Ouse is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England, about north-west of York....
.
Dawnay died at the age of 64
Dawnay married Victoria Alexandria Elizabeth Grey 1877. His brother Hugh
Hugh Dawnay, 8th Viscount Downe
Major-General Hugh Richard Dawnay, 8th Viscount Downe, KCVO, CB, CIE was a British Army general and President of the MCC....
was an army general and cricketer.