Henry King-Tenison, 8th Earl of Kingston

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Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Ernest Newcomen King-Tenison, 8th Earl of Kingston (31 July 184813 January 1896) was an Irish peer and Conservative 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 in Warwickshire. King-Tenison served in the 5th Battalion, Connaught Rangers reaching the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. From 1887 to 1896, he was Representative Peer for Ireland in the House of Lords and from 1888 to 1896 Lord Lieutenant of Roscommon. King-Tenison died, aged 47 in Cairo.

On 23 January 1872, he married Frances Margaret Christina King-Tenison, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Edward King-Tenison in St James's in Westminster. After his marriage his name was changed to Henry Newcomen King-Tenison by Royal Licence on 10 March 1883.

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Honorary titles
Preceded by
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Lord Lieutenant of Roscommon
1888–1896
Succeeded by
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Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by
Robert King
Earl of Kingston
1871–1896
Succeeded by
Henry King-Tenison