Sir John Charles Patrick Langham, 14th Baronet

Sir John Charles Patrick Langham, 14th Baronet (30 June 1894 – 1972) was an Irish landowner and botanical artist.

Life

John Charles Patrick Langham was born on 30 June 1894[1] at Tempo Manor, County Fermanagh.[2] His parents were Sir Charles Langham, 13th Baronet and Ethel Sarah "Jennie" Tennant. His maternal grandfather was Sir William Emerson Tennent, 2nd Baronet of Tempo Manor.[3] He attended Rugby and Sandhurst, and went on to work as a land agent for a number of large Irish estates including Coolattin, County Wicklow.[2] He married Rosamond Christabel Rashleigh on 1 October 1930.[4] Langham succeeded his father as Baronet after his death in 1951.[3]

Langham was a botanical artist, whose work was preserved at the family home. These consisted of 8 volumes of watercolour studies.[2][5]

Langham died in 1972, and was succeeded by his son, Capt Sir James Michael Langham.

References
  1. Ruvigny et Raineval, Melville Henry Massue, marquis de (2001). The Plantagenet roll of the blood royal : being a complete table of all the descendants now living of Edward III, King of England. Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books. p. 448. ISBN 9780788418723.
  2. Butler, Patricia (2000). Irish botanical illustrators & flower painters. Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club. p. 88. ISBN 1851493573.
  3. Maguire, W. A. "Langham, Sir (Herbert) Charles Arthur". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  4. "Rosamund, Lady Langham". British Museum. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  5. Butler, Patricia (1997). Three hundred years of Irish watercolours and drawings. London: Phoenix Illustrated. pp. 95–96. ISBN 0753802066.
Baronetage of England
Preceded by
Charles Langham		 Baronet
(of Cottesbrooke)
1951–1972		 Succeeded by
James Michael Langham
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