Charles Towneley
Member of Parliament
for Sligo Borough
In office
15 July 1852  6 June 1853
Preceded byJohn Patrick Somers
Succeeded byJohn Sadleir
In office
11 April 1848  26 June 1848
Preceded byJohn Patrick Somers
Succeeded byJohn Patrick Somers
Personal details
Born1803
Died4 November 1870(1870-11-04) (aged 66–67)
NationalityIrish
Political partyIndependent Irish Party
Other political
affiliations
Whig

Charles Towneley (1803 – 4 November 1870)[1] was an Irish Independent Irish Party and Whig politician.[2]

He married Lady Caroline Molyneux, the daughter of William Molyneux, 2nd Earl of Sefton in 1836 and had three daughters : Alice, the second wife of Thomas O'Hagan, 1st Baron O'Hagan, Emily, who married Lord Alexander Gordon-Lennox, and Caroline, who married Montagu Bertie, 7th Earl of Abingdon. Elected as a fellow of the Royal Society of London in 1842. Held the Lordship of Bowland from 1846 to 1876, and was High Sheriff of Lancashire in 1857; also JP, DL, and FSA.[3][4]

Towneley was first elected Whig MP for Sligo Borough at a by-election in April 1848. However, after a committee formed due to an election petition found he was, by his agents, guilty of treating, he was declared unelected in June, causing a by-election in July.[5] He returned to the seat as an Independent Irish MP after the 1852 general election but, in 1853, again was unseated. Upon another petition, bribery by his agents was again discovered.[6] He made no further bids for parliament afterwards[2]

Towneley was commissioned on 16 March 1853 to raise the 5th Royal Lancashire Militia with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant.[7] He retired from the command on 23 March 1863 and was appointed Honorary Colonel of the regiment.[8][9][10]

His horse Kettledrum won the 1861 Epsom Derby, He (and possibly others) used the winnings to build St Hubert's catholic church in Dunsop Bridge.[11]

References

  1. Rayment, Leigh (8 August 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "S"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. 1 2 Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 311. ISBN 978-0901714121.
  3. Tracing the Towneleys 2004, p. 15
  4. Farrer & Brownbill 1911, p. 460
  5. "Athlone Sentinel". 30 June 1848. p. 4. Retrieved 8 October 2018 via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Tralee Chronicle". 10 June 1853. pp. 3–4. Retrieved 8 October 2018 via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. Hart's, various dates.
  8. H.G. Hart, The New Annual Army List, and Militia List, various dates.
  9. Army List, various dates.
  10. London Gazette Accessed 2010
  11. St. Hubert's Website Archived 4 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 2010

Sources

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