Person:Lewis Dawnay (1)

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Lewis Payn Dawnay
b.1 Apr 1846
d.30 Jul 1910
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m. 1843
  1. Hugh Dawnay, 8th Viscount Downe1844 - 1924
  2. Lewis Payn Dawnay1846 - 1910
  3. Guy Dawnay1848 - 1889
  4. William Frederick Dawnay1851 - 1904
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Name Lewis Payn Dawnay
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1 Apr 1846
Death[1] 30 Jul 1910
Reference Number? Q6536955?


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Lewis Payn Dawnay (1 April 1846 – 30 July 1910) was an English Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1892.

Dawnay was the second son of William Dawnay, 7th Viscount Downe and his wife Mary Isabel Bagot, daughter of the Bishop of Bath and Wells. He was educated at Eton College and joined the Coldstream Guards, reaching the rank of Colonel.

In 1874 Dawnay stood unsuccessfully for parliament at York. At the 1880 general election he was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Thirsk, and held that seat until it was replaced under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885.[1] He was then elected as MP for the replacement constituency of Thirsk and Malton, and held the seat until he stood down in 1892.[1] At this time, he acquired various family properties at Newton-on-Ouse.

Dawnay died at the age of 64

Dawnay married Victoria Alexandria Elizabeth Grey 1877. His brother Hugh was an army general and cricketer.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lewis Payn Dawnay, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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