Henry Blundell-Hollinshead-Blundell
Colonel Henry Blundell-Hollinshead Blundell CB MP DL (24 January 1831 – 28 September 1906) was a British army officer and Conservative politician.
He was the eldest son of Richard Benson Blundell-Hollinshead Blundell of Deysbrook and Jane Leigh. He was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford, graduating in 1854.[1]
Military career
His military career began in 1855 when he became an ensign in the Rifle Brigade, serving in the Crimean War and then moving to Canada during the Trent Affair. He subsequently transferred to the Grenadier Guards.[2] He rose through the ranks, becoming Assistant Adjutant-General of the Home District in 1877, and retiring on half-pay with the rank of colonel in 1882.[3] He was admitted to the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath in 1887.[4]
Marriage
In 1863 he married Beatrice Byng, daughter of Vice-Admiral the Honourable Henry Dilkes Byng.[1] Beatrice served as maid of honour to Queen Victoria.[1] The couple had no children, and she died in 1884.[1] Blundell-Hollinshead-Blundell commissioned the building of St Matthew's Church, Highfield, Wigan in her memory. The church was in an area of the Lancashire Coalfield owned by the Blundell family.[5]
Political career
He successfully stood for the Conservative Party in the 1885 general election, becoming the member of parliament for Ince. He lost the seat in 1892, but regained it in 1895.[3] He remained Inces's MP until he was heavily defeated at the general election of January 1906.[6]
Henry Blundell-Hollinshead-Blundell died on 28 September the same year, and was buried on 2 October at St Cuthbert's Churchyard in Halsall, near Ormskirk.[7][8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "BLUNDELL -HOLLINSHEAD -BLUNDELL, Henry". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. December 2007. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ↑ Biographies of Candidates, The Times, 26 November 1885, p.3
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 New Members of Parliament, The Times, 23 July 1895, p.4
- ↑ The Jubilee Honours, The Times, 21 June 1887, p.10
- ↑ Ray Winstanley and Derek Winstanley (1981). "Founded on Coal. A History of a Coal-Mining Community: The Parish of St Matthew Highfield and Winstanley". Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council. p. 62. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ↑ The General Election, 20 January 1906, p. 10
- ↑ Court Circular, The Times, 3 October 1906, p.8
- ↑ "Burials at St Cuthbert in the Parish of Halsall; Burials recorded in the Register for the years 1896 - 1919". Lancashire OnLine Parish Clerks. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Ince 1885 – 1892 |
Succeeded by Sam Woods |
| Preceded by Sam Woods |
Member of Parliament for Ince 1895 – 1906 |
Succeeded by Stephen Walsh |