Edmund Hegan Kennard
Colonel Edmund Hegan Kennard VD FRGS (14 October 1834 – 9 July 1912) was an English Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1868 and 1885.
Kennard was the son of John Peirse Kennard and his wife Sophia Chapman. He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford, and became captain in the 8th Hussars.[1]
At the 1868 general election Kennard was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Beverley. The election was declared void on 11 March 1869. No writ was issued to replace the members and the constituency was disenfranchised by an Act which received Royal assent on 4 July 1870.[2] Kennard was elected MP for Lymington in 1874 and held the seat until 1885.[3]
Kennard became Honorary Colonel of the 15th Middlesex Rifle Volunteers and was ADC the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland.[1]
Kennard lived at Great Tangley Manor, Guildford, Surrey, where he died at the age of 77 on 9 July 1912.[4]
Kennard married Agnes Hegan, daughter of Joseph Hegan, in January 1868. Their daughter Victoria married Frederick Ponsonby, 1st Baron Sysonby.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 the Peerage.com
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 3)
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 4)
- ↑ "Colonel E. H. Kennard" (Obituaries). The Times (London). Wednesday, 10 July 1912. (39947), col D, p. 11.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Edmund Kennard
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Christopher Sykes Henry Edwards |
Member of Parliament for Beverley 1868–1869 With: Henry Edwards |
Writ suspended Constituency abolished 1870 |
| Preceded by Lord George Gordon-Lennox |
Member of Parliament for Lymington 1874–1885 |
Constituency abolished |