| Sir Hugh McCalmont | |
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Sir Hugh McCalmont |
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| Born | 1845 |
| Died | 2 May 1924 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held | 8th Division |
| Battles/wars | Red River Rebellion Third Anglo-Ashanti War Russo-Turkish War South African War Second Anglo-Afghan War Anglo-Egyptian War Nile Expedition |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Royal Victorian Order |
Major-General Sir Hugh McCalmont KCB CVO (1845 – 2 May 1924) was a British politician. He was elected as an Ulster Unionist Member of Parliament for North Antrim in 1895, resigning in 1899 by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead.
McCalmont was commissioned into the 6th Dragoon Guards in 1865.[1] He saw service in the Red River Rebellion in 1870, the Third Anglo-Ashanti War in 1873 and the Russo-Turkish War in 1877.[2] McCalmont also took part in the South African War in 1879, the Second Anglo-Afghan War in 1879 and the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882 as well as the Nile Expedition in 1884.[2]
In 1884 he became aide-de-camp to General Wolseley.[3] He was elected as an Ulster Unionist Member of Parliament for North Antrim in 1895 but resigned in 1899 by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead.[4] He became General Officer Commanding 8th Division in Ireland in 1902.[5]
He lived at Abbeylands at White Abbey in County Antrim until it was burnt down in 1914.[6]
In 1885 he married the Hon. Rose Elizabeth Bingham, daughter of John Charles Robert Bingham, 4th Baron Clanmorris of Newbrook.[7]
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Charles Cunningham Connor |
Member of Parliament for North Antrim 1895–1899 |
Succeeded by William Moore |