Henry Sturt, 1st Baron Alington

Henry Gerard Sturt, 1st Baron Alington (16 May 1825 – 17 February 1904), was a British peer and Conservative Party politician. The son of Henry Sturt,[1] he was created Baron Alington, of Crichel on 15 January 1876.

The Right Honourable

The Lord Alington
"Bunny". Caricature by "Spy" published in Vanity Fair in 1876.
Member of Parliament
for Dorset
In office
1856–1876
Member of Parliament
for Dorchester
In office
1847–1856
Personal details
Born
Henry Gerard Sturt

(1825-05-16)16 May 1825
Died17 February 1904(1904-02-17) (aged 78)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)
  • Augusta Bingham (m. 1853)
  • Evelyn Herietta Leigh (m. 1892)
Children
FatherHenry Sturt
OccupationPolitician

Sturt was twice married. On 10 September 1853, he wed Lady Augusta Bingham, the daughter of George Charles Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan. They had three children:-

On 10 February 1892, Sturt wed Evelyn Henrietta Leigh.[2]

Notes

  1. "Sturt, Henry Gerard". Alumni Oxoniensis: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. 4: 1370.
  2. thePeerage.com

References

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Henry Ashley
Sir James Graham, Bt
Member of Parliament for Dorchester
1847–1856
With: Hon. George Dawson-Damer 1847–1852
Richard Brinsley Sheridan from 1852
Succeeded by
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Charles Napier Sturt
Preceded by
John Floyer
George Bankes
Henry Ker Seymer
Member of Parliament for Dorset
1856–1876
With: Henry Ker Seymer to 1864
John Floyer to 1857
Henry Portman from 1857
Succeeded by
John Floyer
Hon. Henry Portman
Edward Digby
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baron Alington
1876–1904
Succeeded by
Humphrey Sturt


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