Lord Francis Conyngham

Lord Francis Nathaniel Conyngham (24 September 1832 – 14 September 1880) was an Irish politician who sat in the United Kingdom Parliament as a Member of Parliament.

Background

Conyngham was a younger son of Francis Conyngham, 2nd Marquess Conyngham, and Lady Jane, daughter of Field Marshal Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey. He served in the Royal Navy and achieved the rank of lieutenant.

Political career

Conyngham was returned to Parliament for County Clare in 1857, a seat he held until 1859 and again between 1874 and 1880.

Personal life

Conyngham married the Hon. Georgiana Charlotte, daughter of Charles Morgan, 1st Baron Tredegar, in 1857. There were no children from the marriage. He died in September 1880, aged 47. His wife later remarried and died in April 1886.

References

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Sir John Forster FitzGerald
Cornelius O'Brien
Member of Parliament for County Clare
18571859
With: Francis Macnamara Calcutt
Succeeded by
Crofton Moore Vandeleur
Luke White
Preceded by
Crofton Moore Vandeleur
Sir Colman O'Loghlen, Bt
Member of Parliament for County Clare
18741880
With: Sir Colman O'Loghlen, Bt 18741877
Sir Bryan O'Loghlen, Bt 18771879
James Patrick Mahon 18791880
Succeeded by
James Patrick Mahon
William O'Shea


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