Egremont Lascelles Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Egremont Lascelles
Office:Member of Parliament
for Northallerton
Term Start:11 May 1866
Term End:17 November 1868
Predecessor:Charles Mills
Successor:John Hutton
Birth Date:26 July 1825
Nationality:British
Party:Conservative
Parents:Henry Lascelles
Lady Louisa Thyme
Children:Two

Egremont William Lascelles (26 July 1825 – 27 October 1892) was a British Conservative Party politician.

Lascelles was the son of Henry Lascelles and Lady Louisa Thyme. In 1856, he married Jessie Elizabeth Malcolm — daughter of Neil Malcolm and Harriet Mary Clarke-Jervoise — and they had two children: Marion (died 1938) and Clare (–1883).[1] [2]

In 1847, Lascelles became a lieutenant captain in the Grenadier Guards[3] and in 1852, he became major of the 1st Regiment of West York Militia.[4] He was later also a Deputy Lieutenant.[1]

He was elected MP for Northallerton at a by-election in 1866 but did not seek to retain the seat at the next general election in 1868.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hon. Egremont William Lascelles. The Peerage. 11 March 2018.
  2. Book: Hamilton. Douglas. Scotland, the Caribbean and the Atlantic World, 1750–1820. 2010. Oxford University Press. Oxford. 9780719071836. 198. https://books.google.com/books?id=tWIwDwAAQBAJ&q=egremont+william+lascelles&pg=PA198. 11 March 2018. Repatriation from the West Indies.
  3. Book: The London Gazette, Part 3. 1847. T Neuman. 2876. 11 March 2018.
  4. News: 1st Regiment of West York Militia. 11 March 2018. London Gazette. 21386. November 30, 1852. 3457.
  5. Book: Craig. F. W. S.. F. W. S. Craig. British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885. 1977. Macmillan Press. London. 978-1-349-02349-3. 1st. e-book.