Edwyn Sherard Burnaby (22 May 1830 – 31 May 1883) was a major-general[1] and Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Leicestershire North from 1880 until his death.[2] He served in the Crimean War.[1]
Edwyn Burnaby | |
|---|---|
 Edwyn Sherard Burnaby by Roger Fenton (1855) | |
| Born | Edwyn Sherard Burnaby 22 May 1830 |
| Died | 31 May 1883 (aged 53) |
| Education | Eton College |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Louisa Julia Mary Dixie
(m. 1864) |
| Parents |
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| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Unit | Grenadier Guards |
| Battles / wars | Crimean War |
Biography
editThe son of Edwyn Burnaby and Anne Caroline Salisbury, Burnaby was educated at Eton College and in 1848 entered the Grenadier Guards, serving at Inkerman and in the Siege of Sebastopol. He was the brigadier-general of the British Italian Legion from 1855 to 1857.[3]
Burnaby was appointed Honorary Colonel of the 1st Leicestershire Rifle Volunteer Corps in 1878.[4]
He inherited Baggrave Hall, Leicestershire on the death of his father in 1867. In 1880 he was elected Conservative Member of Parliament for North Leicestershire together with Lord John Manners.
He married Louisa Julia Mary Dixie (1843-1881) on 29 August 1864 at St George's, Hanover Square. She was the daughter of Sir Willoughby Wolstan Dixie, 8th Baronet, of Market Bosworth. They had two children: Algernon Edwyn Burnaby (1867–1938), who married Hon. Sybil Cholmondeley (1871–1911), daughter of Hugh Cholmondeley, 2nd Baron Delamere,[5] and Hilda Burnaby. He was a first cousin of Frederick Gustavus Burnaby and a great-uncle of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother through his sister Louisa Cavendish-Bentinck.[6]
He died on 31 May 1883 in Brighton aged 53.
References
edit- ^ a b Gentleman's Magazine, September 1867, p. 398
- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- ^ "Burnaby, Edwyn Sherard (1830-1883) Major General MP". Yourarchives. Archived from the original on 2 February 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ^ 4th Bn Leicester Regt at Regiments.org
- ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
- ^ "Person Page".
External links
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Media related to Edwyn Sherard Burnaby at Wikimedia Commons- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Edwyn Burnaby
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