George Upton, 3rd Viscount Templetown

General George Frederick Upton, 3rd Viscount Templetown CB (5 August 1802 – 4 January 1890), styled The Honourable George Upton until 1863, was an Irish soldier and politician.

Upton was the son of John Upton, 1st Viscount Templetown. He was a general in the British Army and was made a Commander of the Legion of Honour in 1856[1] and awarded the Order of the Medjidie (fourth class) in 1858.[2] In 1859 he was returned to parliament for County Antrim, a seat he held until 1863,[3] when he succeeded his childless elder brother in the viscountcy. In 1866 he was elected an Irish Representative Peer.[4]

Lord Templetown died in January 1890, aged 87, and was succeeded in the viscountcy by his nephew, Henry.

References

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 21909. p. 2701. 4 August 1856.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 22107. p. 1252. 2 March 1858.
  3. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "A" (part 2)
  4. ↑ leighrayment.com Representative Peers - Ireland

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
George Hume Macartney
Thomas Henry Pakenham		 Member of Parliament for County Antrim
1859–1863
With: Thomas Henry Pakenham		 Succeeded by
Thomas Henry Pakenham
Hon. Edward O'Neill
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by
Henry Montagu Upton		 Viscount Templetown
1863–1890 		Succeeded by
Henry Upton