Henry Thomas Lowry-Corry
Henry Thomas Lowry-Corry (born March 9, 1803 in Dublin , † March 5, 1873 in Bournemouth ) was a British politician of Irish origin.
Henry Thomas Lowry-Corry was born in Dublin in March 1803, the second son of Somerset Lowry-Corry, 2nd Earl Belmore and his wife Juliana Butler. He studied at Christ Church College of Oxford University , where he obtained his degree in 1823 ( Bachelor of Arts ). From 1826 he was a member of the House of Commons for the constituency of Tyrone and represented him there for the Conservative Party until his death in 1873. From 1834 to 1835 he held the office of Comptroller of the Household in the first government of Robert Peel . In 1836 Lowry-Corry was accepted into the Privy Council . After he had been Junior Lord of the Admiralty from 1841 to 1845 , he was now First Secretary of the Admiralty from 1845 to 1846 and again from 1858 to 1859 . In March 1867, Lowry-Corry became First Lord of the Admiralty with a seat in the Cabinet and held office until December 1868 when the government resigned. Corry Island , an island in Antarctica, bears his name in his honor .
family
Lowry-Corry was since March 30, 1830 with Harriet Anne Ashley-Cooper († March 25, 1868), the daughter of Cropley Ashley-Cooper, 6th Earl of Shaftesbury , married. The marriage had two sons:
- Armar Henry Lowry-Corry (March 14, 1836 - September 9, 1893)
- Montagu William Lowry-Corry, 1st Baron Rowton (8 October 1838 - 9 November 1903)
literature
- Dictionary of National Biography (1887)
Web links
- Rt. Hon. Henry Thomas Lowry-Corry on thepeerage.com , accessed August 20, 2015.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| John Pakington |
First Lord of the Admiralty 1867–1868 |
Hugh Childers |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lowry-Corry, Henry Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British politician, member of the House of Commons |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 9, 1803 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dublin |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 5, 1873 |
| Place of death | Bournemouth |