Sir John Edmund de Beauvoir, 2nd Baronet (10 December 1794 – 29 April 1869),[1] known as John Edmund Browne until 14 October 1826, was a British Radical politician.[2][3]
Sir John Edmund de Beauvoir | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Windsor | |
| In office 7 January 1835 – 6 April 1835 Serving with John Ramsbottom | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Pechell John Ramsbottom |
| Succeeded by | John Ramsbottom John Elley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Edmund Browne 10 December 1794 |
| Died | 29 April 1869 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Radical |
| Spouse(s) |
Laetitia Mann (m. 1867)Mary Wright
(m. 1825; died 1831) |
He was the son of Sir John Edmond Browne, 1st Baronet and Margaret Lorinan. Between 1825 and 1826, he married Mary Wright, daughter of Richard Wright, but after he death in 1831, he remarried to Laetitia Mann, daughter of Reverend Charles Mann and Susanna MacDougal on 16 March 1867. He was appointed a Knight on 9 March 1827, and succeeded as 2nd Baronet Browne of Palmerstown on 5 September 1835, upon his father's death.[3]
De Beauvoir was elected Radical Member of Parliament for Windsor at the 1835 general election but was unseated four months later. While he attempted to regain the seat at the 1837 and 1841 general elections, he was unsuccessful.[2][4]
He was also an officer in the 26th (Cameronian) Regiment of Foot.[3]
References
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 11–13. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
- ^ a b c Darryl, Lundy (18 June 2013). "Sir John Edmond de Beauvoir, 2nd Bt". The Peerage. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 336. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.