Henry Wyndham, 2nd Baron Leconfield
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Henry Wyndham, 2nd Baron Leconfield (31 July 1830 – 6 January 1901), was a British peer and Conservative Member of Parliament.
A direct descendant of Sir John Wyndham, Leconfield was the eldest son of George Wyndham, 1st Baron Leconfield, and Mary Fanny Blunt. His father was the eldest natural son and adopted heir of George O'Brien Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont, and had succeeded to the Egremont estates on the death of his cousin the fourth Earl of Egremont in 1845. George Wyndham was his nephew. Leconfield was elected to the House of Commons for West Sussex in 1854, a seat he held until he succeeded his father as second Baron in 1869 and entered the House of Lords.
Lord Leconfield married Constance Evelyn Primrose, daughter of Archibald Primrose, Lord Dalmeny, and sister of Prime Minister Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, in 1867. He died in January 1901, aged 70, and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest surviving son Charles. Lady Leconfield died in 1939.
[edit] References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- www.thepeerage.com
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by The Earl of March Richard Prime |
Member of Parliament for West Sussex with The Earl of March 1854–1860 Walter Barttelot 1860–1869 1854–1869 |
Succeeded by Walter Barttelot The Earl of March |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by George Wyndham |
Baron Leconfield | Succeeded by Charles Henry Wyndham |
