| The Right Honourable Henry Lowry-Corry PC | |
First Lord of the Admiralty
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|---|---|
| In office 8 March 1867 – 1 December 1868 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Derby Benjamin Disraeli |
| Preceded by | Sir John Pakington, Bt |
| Succeeded by | Hugh Childers |
| Born | 9 March 1803 |
| Died | 6 March 1873 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Harriet Ashley-Cooper (d. 1868) |
Henry Thomas Lowry-Corry was born 9 March 1803 to Somerset Lowry-Corry, 2nd Earl Belmore (1774-1841) and Juliana Butler (1783-1861) and died 5 March 1873 of unspecified causes. He married Harriet Anne Ashley-Cooper (1798-1868) 18 March 1830 .
The Right Honourable Henry Thomas Lowry-Corry PC (9 March 1803 – 6 March 1873) was a British Conservative politician, briefly First Lord of the Admiralty.
Background
Lowry-Corry was the younger son of Somerset Lowry-Corry, 2nd Earl Belmore, and Lady Juliana Butler, daughter of Henry Butler, 2nd Earl of Carrick.[1]
Political career
Lowry-Corry entered Parliament for County Tyrone in 1825, a seat he held until his death 48 years later,[2][3] and was sworn of the Privy Council in 1835.[4] He served as Comptroller of the Household under Sir Robert Peel between 1834 and 1835, as a Civil Lord of the Admiralty under Peel between 1841 and 1845, as First Secretary of the Admiralty under Peel between 1845 and 1846 and under Lord Derby between 1858 and 1859 and as Vice-President of the Committee on Education between 1867 and 1867. The latter year Derby promoted him to First Lord of the Admiralty with a seat in the cabinet, a position he held until December 1868, the last nine months under the premiership of Benjamin Disraeli.
Family
Lowry-Corry married Lady Harriet Ashley-Cooper, daughter of Cropley Ashley-Cooper, 6th Earl of Shaftesbury by his wife Lady Anne Spencer, fourth daughter of George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough, in 1830.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Armar Henry Lowry-Curry (1836-1893) | |||
| Montagu William Lowry-Corry, 1st Baron Rowton (1838-1903) | |||
Lowry-Corry survived his wife Lady Harriet by five years and died in March 1873, aged 69.[3]
References
- ^ Lundy, Darryl. "p. 6276 § 62753". The Peerage. http://www.thepeerage.com/p6276.htm#i62753.
- ^ leighrayment.com - House of Commons, Tipperary South-Tyrone West
- ^ a b Lundy, Darryl. "p. 6276 § 62752". The Peerage. http://www.thepeerage.com/p6276.htm#i62752.
- ^ leighrayment.com - Privy Counsellors 1679-1835
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Henry Lowry-Corry
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir John Stewart, Bt William Stewart |
Member of Parliament for Tyrone 1825–1873 With: William Stewart 1825–1830 Sir Hugh Stewart, Bt 1830–1835 Lord Claud Hamilton 1835–1837 & 1839–1873 Viscount Alexander 1837–1839 |
Succeeded by Lord Claud Hamilton Hon. Henry Lowry-Corry |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Lord Robert Grosvenor |
Comptroller of the Household 1834–1835 |
Succeeded by George Byng |
| Preceded by Lord Dalmeny |
Civil Lord of the Admiralty 1841–1845 |
Succeeded by Hon. Henry FitzRoy |
| Preceded by Hon. Sidney Herbert |
First Secretary of the Admiralty 1845–1846 |
Succeeded by Henry George Ward |
| Preceded by Ralph Bernal Osborne |
First Secretary of the Admiralty 1858–1859 |
Succeeded by Lord Clarence Paget |
| Preceded by Henry Bruce |
Vice-President of the Committee of the Council on Education 1866–1867 |
Succeeded by Lord Robert Montagu |
| Preceded by Sir John Pakington, Bt |
First Lord of the Admiralty 1867–1868 |
Succeeded by Hugh Childers |
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Footnotes (including sources)
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