Loftus Henry Bland

Loftus Henry Bland QC (August 1805 – 21 January 1872)[1][2] was an Irish Liberal, Whig and Independent Irish Party politician.[3][4][5]

Loftus Henry Bland QC
Member of Parliament for King's County
In office 26 July 1852 – 19 May 1859 Serving with Patrick O'Brien
Preceded by	John Westenra Andrew Armstrong
Succeeded by	Patrick O'Brien John Pope Hennessy
Personal details
Born	August 1805 Blandsfort House, Rahanavannagh, Queen's County, Ireland
Died	21 January 1872 (aged 66) Dublin, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Liberal/Whig
Other political affiliations	Independent Irish
Spouse(s)	Annie Hackett ​ (m. 1843)​ Charlotte Annesley ​ ​ (m. 1840; died 1842)​
Children	Four
Parents	John Brand Elizabeth Birch
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge

Born in Blandsfort House, Queen's County, Ireland, and the third son of John Bland and Elizabeth née Birch, daughter of Robert Birch, Bland was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated as a Bachelor of Arts in 1825, and a Master of Arts in 1829. He was called to the Irish Bar in 1829, becoming a member of the Queen's Counsel in 1854.[6]

In 1840, he married Charlotte Elizabeth Grove Annesley, daughter of Arthur Grove Annesley and Elizabeth née Mahon, and they had at least one child: John Loftus Bland (1841–1908). After Charlotte's death in 1842, he remarried to Annie Jane Hackett, daughter of John Prendergast Hackett, in 1843, and they had at least three children: Thomas Dalrymple Bland (1846–1869); Elizabeth Emily Bland (died 1901); and Annie Sophia Alicia Bland.[2]

He became an Independent Irish Party Member of Parliament (MP) for King's County at the 1852 general election and, becoming a Whig in 1857, held the seat until 1859, when he unsuccessfully stood as a Liberal.[2][3][6]

In 1862, Bland became chairman of the County Cavan Quarter Sessions.[2] He died in Dublin in 1872.[6]

References

1. Rayment, Leigh (13 June 2017). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "K"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
2. Lundy, Darryl (24 September 2018). "Loftus Henry Bland". The Peerage. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
3. Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 288. ISBN 978-0901714121.
4. "Kings County Chronicle". 14 July 1852. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 2 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "King's County Chronicle". 18 May 1859. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 2 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
6. Boase, Frederic (2018). Modern English Biography (Volume 1 of 4) A-H. Litres. p. 1792. ISBN 9785041269647. Retrieved 2 October 2018 – via Google Books.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr Loftus Bland