Loftus Henry Bland

Loftus Henry Bland
QC
Member of Parliament
for King's County
In office
26 July 1852 – 19 May 1859
Serving with Patrick O'Brien
Preceded by John Westenra
Andrew Armstrong
Succeeded by Patrick O'Brien
John Pope Hennessy
Personal details
Born August 1805
Blandsfort House, Rahanavannagh, Queen's County, Ireland
Died (aged 66)
Dublin, Ireland
Nationality Irish
Political party Liberal/Whig
Other political
affiliations		 Independent Irish
Spouse(s)
Annie Hackett (m. 1843)

Charlotte Annesley
(m. 1840; d. 1842)
Children Four
Parents John Brand
Elizabeth Birch
Alma mater Trinity College, Cambridge

Loftus Henry Bland QC (August 1805 – 21 January 1872)[1][2] was an Irish Liberal, Whig and Independent Irish Party politician.[3][4][5]

Born in Blandsfort House, Queen's County, Ireland, and the third son of John Bland and Elizabeth née Birch, daughter of Robert Birch, Bland was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated as a Bachelor of Arts in 1825, and a Master of Arts in 1829. He was called to the Irish Bar in 1829, becoming a member of the Queen's Counsel in 1854.[6]

In 1840, he married Charlotte Elizabeth Grove Annesley, daughter of Arthur Grove Annesley and Elizabeth née Mahon, and they had at least one child: John Loftus Bland (1841–1908). After Charlotte's death in 1842, he remarried to Annie Jane Hackett, daughter of John Prendergast Hackett, in 1843, and they had at least three children: Thomas Dalrymple Bland (1846–1869); Elizabeth Emily Bland (died 1901); and Annie Sophia Alicia Bland.[2]

He became an Independent Irish Party MP for King's County at the 1852 general election and, becoming a Whig in 1857, held the seat until 1859, when he unsuccessfully stood as a Liberal.[3][2][6]

In 1862, Bland became chairman of the County Cavan Quarter Sessions.[2] He died in Dublin in 1872.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Rayment, Leigh (13 June 2017). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "K"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Lundy, Darryl (24 September 2018). "Loftus Henry Bland". The Peerage. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  3. 1 2 Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 288. ISBN 978-0901714121.
  4. ↑ "Kings County Chronicle". 14 July 1852. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 2 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
  5. ↑ "King's County Chronicle". 18 May 1859. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 2 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
  6. 1 2 3 Boase, Frederic (2018). Modern English Biography (Volume 1 of 4) A-H. Litres. p. 1792. ISBN 9785041269647. Retrieved 2 October 2018 – via Google Books.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
John Westenra
Andrew Armstrong		 Member of Parliament for King's County
1852–1859
With: Patrick O'Brien		 Succeeded by
Patrick O'Brien
John Pope Hennessy
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