Sir Josiah Hort, 2nd Baronet

Sir Josiah William Hort, 2nd Baronet (6 July 1791 – 24 August 1876) of Hortland, County Kildare, Ireland was a High Sheriff of Kildare and a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.[1]

Sir Josiah William Hort
Born6 July 1791
Died24 August 1876
NationalityIrish
OccupationMember of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

Early life

edit

He was born the eldest son of Sir John Hort, 1st Baronet and educated at Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge (1809).

Political life

edit

He succeeded his father as a minor in 1807 and became the ward of Lord Henry Petty, later the 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne

He was appointed High Sheriff of Kildare for 1818–19 and was elected MP for Kildare in 1831, sitting for only one year before coming in third place in the 1832 election. He was succeeded by his eldest son Sir John Josiah Hort, 3rd Baronet, an army officer.

Death

edit

He died in 1876.

Family

edit

He had married in 1823 Louisa Georgiana, the daughter and coheiress of Sir John Caldwell, 5th Baronet, of Castle Caldwell, County Fermanagh. They had 3 sons and 2 daughters.

References

edit
  1. ^ "HORT, Sir Josiah William, 2nd bt. (1791-1876), of Hortland, co. Kildare". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Kildare
18311832
With: Richard More O'Ferrall
Succeeded by
Baronetage of Great Britain
Preceded by
John Hort
Baronet
(of Castle Strange)
1807–1876
Succeeded by
John Hort