Henry Butler-Johnstone
Henry Butler-Johnstone (28 August 1809 – 1 April 1879)[1] was a British Conservative Party politician, born Hon. Henry Butler, a younger son of James Butler, 13th Baron Dunboyne. Helater assumed the surname of Johnstone,[2] due to his marriage with Isabella Margaret Munro, daughter of Sir Alexander Munro and niece and heiress of General Johnstone of Corehead.
He was elected at the 1852 general election as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Canterbury,[3][4] but in 1853 the election was declared void on petition, and the writ was suspended until 1854.[4]
Johnstone regained the seat at the 1857 general election,[4][5] was re-elected in 1859[4][6] and resigned from the House of Commons[4] on 27 January 1862 by the procedural device of accepting appointment as Steward of the Manor of Northstead.[7] At the resulting by-election on 6 March 1862, his son Henry Munro-Butler-Johnstone[2] was elected to succeed him as MP for Canterbury.[4]
Butler-Johnstone died on 1 April 1879 at his residence in Mayfair after a long illness.[8]
References
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 2)
- 1 2 Mair, Robert Henry (1870). Debrett's Illustrated House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1870. London: Dean & Son. p. 159.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 21338. p. 1947. 13 July 1852. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 78–79. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 21983. p. 1179. 31 March 1857. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 22258. p. 1811. 3 May 1859. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- ↑ Department of Information Services (14 January 2010). "Appointments to the Chiltern Hundreds and Manor of Northstead Stewardships since 1850" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
- ↑ "General News". Western Daily Press. 3 April 1879. p. 8.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Henry Butler-Johnstone
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by George Smythe Frederick Romilly |
Member of Parliament for Canterbury 1852 – 1853 With: Henry Plumptre Gipps |
Vacant Writ suspended until 1854 |
| Preceded by Charles Manners Lushington Sir William Somerville, Bt |
Member of Parliament for Canterbury 1857 – 1862 With: Sir William Somerville, Bt |
Succeeded by Henry Munro-Butler-Johnstone Sir William Somerville, Bt |