Edward Crofton, 2nd Baron Crofton
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Edward Crofton, 2nd Baron Crofton (1 August 1806 – 17 December 1869), known as Sir Edward Crofton, 4th Baronet, from 1816 to 1817, was an Anglo-Irish
Conservative
politician.
Crofton was the son of the Hon. Sir Edward Crofton, 3rd Baronet, son of Sir Edward Crofton, 2nd Baronet
, and his wife Anne Crofton, 1st Baroness Crofton
. His mother was Lady Charlotte, daughter of John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway
. He succeeded his father in the baronetcy in 1816 and the following year he inherited the barony of Crofton on the death of his grandmother. Crofton was elected an Irish Representative Peer
in 1840, and served in the Conservative
administrations of the Earl of Derby
and Benjamin Disraeli as a Lord-in-Waiting
(government whip in the House of Lords
) in 1852, from 1858 to 1859 and from 1866 to 1868.
Lord Bagot married Lady Georgina, daughter of Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey
, in 1833. He died in December 1869, aged 63, and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son Edward. Lady Crofton died in 1875.
Anglo-Irish
Anglo-Irish was a term used primarily in the 19th and early 20th centuries to identify a privileged social class in Ireland, whose members were the descendants and successors of the Protestant Ascendancy, mostly belonging to the Church of Ireland, which was the established church of Ireland until...
Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician.
Crofton was the son of the Hon. Sir Edward Crofton, 3rd Baronet, son of Sir Edward Crofton, 2nd Baronet
Sir Edward Crofton, 2nd Baronet
Sir Edward Crofton, 2nd Baronet was an Irish politician.Crofton was the son of Sir Marcus Crofton, 1st Baronet and his wife, Catherine and succeded to the baronetcy on the death of his father in 1784....
, and his wife Anne Crofton, 1st Baroness Crofton
Anne Crofton, 1st Baroness Crofton
Anne Crofton, 1st Baroness Crofton was an Irish suo jure peeress.Crofton was the wife of Sir Edward Crofton, 2nd Baronet, Member of the Irish Parliament for Roscommon. Sir Edward had been offered a peerage shortly before his death on 30 September 1797...
. His mother was Lady Charlotte, daughter of John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway
John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway
John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway KT was a Scottish peer, styled Viscount Garlies from 1747 until 1773. He succeeded his father Alexander in 1773. He was elected one of the representative peers, representing the Peerage of Scotland in the House of Lords, in 1774 and sat there until the 1790s...
. He succeeded his father in the baronetcy in 1816 and the following year he inherited the barony of Crofton on the death of his grandmother. Crofton was elected an Irish Representative Peer
Representative peer
In the United Kingdom, representative peers were those peers elected by the members of the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of Ireland to sit in the British House of Lords...
in 1840, and served in the Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
administrations of the Earl of Derby
Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, KG, PC was an English statesman, three times Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and to date the longest serving leader of the Conservative Party. He was known before 1834 as Edward Stanley, and from 1834 to 1851 as Lord Stanley...
and Benjamin Disraeli as a Lord-in-Waiting
Lord-in-Waiting
Most Lords in Waiting are Government whips in the House of Lords who are members of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. As members of the Royal Household their duties are nominal, though they are occasionally required to meet visiting political and state leaders on visits...
(government whip in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
) in 1852, from 1858 to 1859 and from 1866 to 1868.
Lord Bagot married Lady Georgina, daughter of Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey
Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey
Field Marshal Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, KG, GCB, GCH, PC , styled Lord Paget between 1784 and 1812 and known as The Earl of Uxbridge between 1812 and 1815, was a British military leader and politician, now chiefly remembered for leading the charge of the heavy cavalry against...
, in 1833. He died in December 1869, aged 63, and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son Edward. Lady Crofton died in 1875.