Alexander Learmonth (politician)
Lt. Col. Alexander Learmonth (1829 - 10 March 1887)[1] was a British Army officer and a Conservative Party politician.
Alexander Learmonth | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Colchester | |
| In office 3 November 1870 – 31 March 1880 | |
| Preceded by | John Gurdon Rebow |
| Succeeded by | Richard Causton William Willis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1829 Edinburgh |
| Died | 10 March 1887 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Charlotte Lyons (m. 1859) |
| Children | Seven |
Life
He was born at 4 Princes Street in Edinburgh, the eldest son of John Learmonth.[2] He was educated at University College, Oxford, where he matriculated in 1847 before entering the Inner Temple to study law. He joined the Army and became a Colonel in the 17th Lancers.[3]
On retiring from the Army he was elected Conservative MP for Colchester on 3 November 1877,[4] sitting from 1870 to 1880.[5]
In 1859 he married Charlotte Lyons, the eldest daughter of Lieutenant-General Humphrey Lyons, who went on to have 7 children.
By 1878 his extravagant London lifestyle caused his bankruptcy and the lands he had inherited in Edinburgh from his father were sold to the builder James Steel.[6]
References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 5)
- Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1829
- . Page:Alumni Oxoniensis (1715-1886) volume 3.djvu – via Wikisource.
- "Mr Alexander Learmonth, former MP, Colchester".
- Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
- Edinburgh: Mapping the City, Fleet & MacCannell