Sir Richard Levinge, 7th Baronet
Sir Richard George Augustus Levinge, 7th Baronet (1 November 1811 – 28 September 1884)[1] was an Irish landowner and politician from Knockdrin Castle, County Westmeath. He sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1857 to 1865.
His mother was a sister of the 2nd Baron Rancliffe, who died without issue in November 1850. Sir Richard inherited his uncle's entailed property, valued at between £1,000 and £2,000 per annum.[2] In 1846 he was commissioned as Lieutenant Colonel of the Westmeath Militia.[3] He was Sheriff of Westmeath in 1851–2,[4][5] and in 1853 was appointed as a Deputy Lieutenant of the county.[6]
At the 1852 general election, he contested the Westmeath constituency as a Conservative, without success.
Five years later, at the 1857 election,[7] he was returned unopposed for Westmeath as a Independent Opposition candidate.[8] That party collapsed in 1859, he was re-elected at the 1859 general election, [9] as a Liberal.[8]
He did not contest the 1865 election.[8] He was asked to stand again at the 1868 general election, but refused. He said that although he was a Liberal on all other points, he was a staunch Protestant, and opposed the Liberal policy of disestablishing the Church of Ireland.[10]
He died in Brussels on Sunday 28 September 1884, aged 73. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his brother Vere Henry Levinge, an officer in the Madras Civil Service.[11]
Works
- Echoes from the Backwoods; or, Sketches of Transatlantic Life (London, 1846, 2 vols.)
- Cromwell Doolan; or, Life in the Army (London, 1849, 2 vols.) (Internet Archive)
- A Day With the Brookside Harriers at Brighton (London, 1858) (Google Books)
References
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 3)
- ↑ "Death of Lord Rancliffe". Dublin Evening Mail. British Newspaper Archive. November 1850. p. 3. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ The Edinburgh Gazette: no. 6455. p. 29. 5 January 1855. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ↑ The Edinburgh Gazette: no. 6046. p. 101. 11 February 1851. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ↑ "High Sheriffs for 1851–'52". Freeman's Journal. British Newspaper Archive. 3 January 1851. p. 2. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ The Edinburgh Gazette: no. 6287. p. 437. 3 June 1853. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 21995. p. 1534. 1 May 1857. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- 1 2 3 Walker, Brian M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland 1801–1922. A New History of Ireland. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 320. ISBN 0901714127. ISSN 0332-0286.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 22264. p. 1988. 17 May 1859. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ↑ "Election News". Dublin Evening Mail. British Newspaper Archive. 18 August 1868. p. 2. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "Sir Richard George Augustus Levinge, Bart". Aberdeen Evening Express. British Newspaper Archive. 30 September 1884. p. 2. (subscription required (help)).
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Richard Levinge
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by William Henry Magan William Pollard-Urquhart |
Member of Parliament for Westmeath 1857 – 1865 With: William Henry Magan to 1859 William Pollard-Urquhart from 1859 |
Succeeded by William Pollard-Urquhart Hon. Algernon Greville-Nugent |
Baronetage of Ireland | ||
Preceded by Richard Levinge |
Baronet (of High Park) 1848 – 1884 |
Succeeded by Vere Henry Levinge |