Alfred Gathorne-Hardy
Alfred Erskine Gathorne-Hardy (27 February 1845 – 11 November 1918), styled The Honourable from 1878, was a British Conservative Member of Parliament.
Gathorne-Hardy was the third son of Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Earl of Cranbrook, and Jane Orr. Born Alfred Hardy, he assumed by Royal license the additional surname of Gathorne in 1878 like the rest of his family. The same year he was elected to the House of Commons for Canterbury, a seat he held until 1880, when the constituency was suspended. He returned to Parliament in 1886 when he was returned for East Grinstead, and continued to represent this constituency until 1895.
An observant naturalist he was also a keen shot and fisherman. In 1900 Longmans published his "Autumns in Argyle with Rod and Gun", which is a collection of reminiscences of 30 years worth of sporting visits to his brother-in-law's estate at Poltalloch in Argyll. This 100,000-acre (400 km2) estate included historic Dunadd as well as Castle Sween, Carnasserie Castle, and Duntrune - the family seat of the Clan Malcolm. The book has recently been reissued in a facsimile edition.
Gathorne-Hardy died in November 1918, aged 73.
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References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (eds.) Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,[page needed]
- Williamson, David (ed.), Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (107th ed.) (London 2002)
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs [self-published source][better source needed]
External links
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- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Alfred Gathorne-Hardy
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Canterbury 1878 – 1880 With: Lewis Majendie 1878–1879 Robert Peter Laurie 1879–1880 |
Vacant
Representation suspended
Title next held by
John Henniker Heaton |
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for East Grinstead 1886 – 1895 |
Succeeded by George Goschen |
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