Edward Wyndham Harrington Schenley

Edward Wyndham Harrington Schenley
Edward William Harrington Schenley, 1861 photograph
Member of Parliament
for Dartmouth
In office
30 April 1859 – 27 July 1859
Preceded by James Caird
Succeeded by John Dunn
Personal details
Born 1799
Woolwich, Kent
Died (aged 78)
St George Hanover Square, London
Nationality British
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s)
Mary Elizabeth Croghan (m. 1842)

Jane Maria Pole
(m. 1833; d. 1837)
Children 12

Edward Wyndham Harrington Schenley (1799 – 31 January 1878)[1] was a British Liberal politician, and military officer.

Born in Woolwich, Kent, Schenley married twice, first to Jane Maria Pole, daughter of Sir William Templer Pole, 7th Baronet and Charlotte Fraser. They had one child, Fanny Inglis Schenley (born c. 1834). After Jane died in 1837, he re-married in 1842 in an elopement to Mary Elizabeth Croghan, daughter of William Croghan and Mary O'Hara, and they had eleven children: Elizabeth Pole (c. 1842–1915); William Croghan (died 1846); Lily (born 1843); Jane Inglis (1844–1925); Henrietta Agnes (born 1847); Clarence Edward Paget (born 1850); Alice (1853–1930); Richard E. M. (born 1853); Nina (born 1855); Hermione Octavia Croghan (c. 1859–1942); and George Alfred (1861–1934).[2]

Schenley was elected Liberal MP for Dartmouth at the 1859 general election, but was three months later unseated after an election petition committee found his win had been secured through bribery and corruption.[3][4]

Schenley also gained the rank of officer in the Rifle Brigade and acting judge in Havanna.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 1)
  2. 1 2 "Edward Wyndham Harrington Schenley". The Peerage. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  3. ↑ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book)|format= requires |url= (help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  4. ↑ "Election Petitions". Western Times. 30 July 1859. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 6 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
James Caird		 Member of Parliament for Dartmouth
April 1859–July 1859		 Succeeded by
John Dunn
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