Edward Heneage (1802–1880)
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Edward Heneage was a British Whig politician.
Heneage was the son of George Robert Heneage (1768–1833) and his wife Frances Anne Ainslie.
At the 1835 general election
he was elected unopposed as a Member of Parliament
(MP) for Grimsby
, a seat which had been held from 1826 to 1830 by his older brother George
. He was re-elected unopposed in 1841
and 1847
, and after a contest in 1852
. He stood down at the 1857 general election
.
and Caroline Chetwynd. On 25 August 1853 he married again, to Renee Elizabeth Levina Hoare, daughter of Captain Richard Hoare and Matilda Ottley Fahie.
Heneage was the son of George Robert Heneage (1768–1833) and his wife Frances Anne Ainslie.
At the 1835 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1835
The 1835 United Kingdom general election was called when Parliament was dissolved on 29 December 1834. Polling took place between 6 January and 6 February 1835, and the results saw Robert Peel's Conservatives make large gains from their low of the 1832 election, but the Whigs maintained a large...
he was elected unopposed as a 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 Grimsby
Great Grimsby (UK Parliament constituency)
Great Grimsby is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, consisting of the town of Grimsby in North East Lincolnshire. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
, a seat which had been held from 1826 to 1830 by his older brother George
George Heneage
George Fieschi Heneage was a British Whig and later Conservative Party politician.-Background:Heneage was the son of George Robert Heneage and Frances Anne, daughter of Lieutenant-General George Ainslie...
. He was re-elected unopposed in 1841
United Kingdom general election, 1841
-Seats summary:-Whig MPs who lost their seats:*Viscount Morpeth - Chief Secretary for Ireland*Sir George Strickland, Bt*Sir Henry Barron, 1st Baronet-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987...
and 1847
United Kingdom general election, 1847
-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 *...
, and after a contest in 1852
United Kingdom general election, 1852
The July 1852 United Kingdom general election was a watershed election in the formation of the modern political parties of Britain. Following 1852, the Tory/Conservative party became, more completely, the party of the rural aristocracy, while the Whig/Liberal party became the party of the rising...
. He stood down at the 1857 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1857
-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 *...
.
Personal life
Heneage was married twice, firstly on 11 April 1840 to Charlotte Frances Anne Rolleston (died January 1853), daughter of Colonel Lancelot RollestonLancelot Rolleston
Lancelot Rolleston was a British Conservative Party politician.He was elected unopposed as a Member of Parliament for Southern division of Nottinghamshire at the 1837 general election...
and Caroline Chetwynd. On 25 August 1853 he married again, to Renee Elizabeth Levina Hoare, daughter of Captain Richard Hoare and Matilda Ottley Fahie.