Sir Howard Elphinstone, 2nd Baronet

Sir Howard Elphinstone, 2nd Baronet (9 June 1804 – 16 March 1893)[1] was a British Whig politician.

Sir Howard Elphinstone, 2nd Baronet
Illustration of Howard Elphinstone sitting in an armchair.
Elphinstone in 1843, Illustrated London News
Member of Parliament for Lewes
In office
1841-1847
Member of Parliament for Hastings
In office
1835-1837
Personal details
Born(1804-06-09)9 June 1804
Died16 March 1893(1893-03-16) (aged 88)
Political partyWhig
Spouse
Elizabeth Curteis
(m. 1829)
Children2, including Howard
Parent
RelativesWalter Patton-Bethune (son-in-law)

Education and career

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Born in Plymouth, Elphinstone was educated at the High School of Edinburgh and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated BA in 1826.[2] He was elected as member of parliament (MP) for Hastings at the 1835 general election, having unsuccessfully contested the seat in 1832.[3] He did not stand for re-election in Hastings at the 1837 general election, but stood instead in Liverpool, where he did not win a seat.[4] He returned to the House of Commons at the 1841 general election, when he won one of the two seats in Lewes. He did not stand again in 1847.[5]

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in June 1832.[6]

Family

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Elphinstone was the son of Lt.-Gen. Sir Howard Elphinstone, 1st Baronet (1773–1846) and Frances Warburton (died 1858). He was a barrister, and had the degrees of MA and Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.). He married Elizabeth Julia Curteis, in 1829, and they had two children.

He succeeded to his father's baronetcy in 1846, and on his death was succeeded by his son Howard Warburton Elphinstone (1830–1917).

References

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  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 2)
  2. ^ "Elphinstone, Howard (ELFN821H)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  3. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 146. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
  4. ^ Craig, op. cit., page 191
  5. ^ Craig, op. cit., page 183
  6. ^ "Library and Archive Catalogue". Royal Society. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Hastings
18351837
With: Frederick North
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Lewes
18411847
With: Summers Harford to 1842
Henry Fitzroy from 1842
Succeeded by
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baronet
(of Sowerby)
1846–1893
Succeeded by