Coleridge Kennard (politician)
Coleridge John Kennard (6 October 1828 – 25 December 1890)[1] was a Conservative Party politician.
Coleridge Kennard | |
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Member of Parliament for Salisbury | |
In office 20 November 1882 – 26 November 1885 | |
Preceded by | William Grenfell John Passmore Edwards |
Succeeded by | William Grenfell |
Personal details | |
Born | 6 October 1828 |
Died | 25 December 1890 62) | (aged
Nationality | British |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse |
Ellen Georgiana Rowe
(m. 1858) |
Children | Two |
Parent(s) | John Peirse Kennard Sophia Chapman |
Residence(s) | Fernhill, Hampshire |
Kennard was the third son of banker John Peirse Kennard, of Hordle Cliff, Hampshire, and Sophia, daughter of Sir John Chapman, M.D., F.R.C.S., of Windsor.[2][3][4]
He first stood for election in Salisbury in 1880 but was unsuccessful. However, he was then elected MP for the constituency at a by-election in 1882, but lost the seat when it was reduced to one member in 1885.[5]
Just prior to his death, Kennard was expected to be created a baronet. However, upon his death, his grandson Coleridge Kennard received the title.[6]
During his life, he was Deputy Lieutenant of London and a Justice of the Peace for Hampshire.[6] He was a managing director of Heywood, Kennard and Co. bank, and co-founder of the Evening News.[7][3]
Kennard married Ellen Georgiana Rowe, daughter of Captain John Wilkinson Rowe, H.E.I.C.S. in 1858. Together, they had at least two children: Meredyth Sophia Frances, and Hugh Coleridge Downing.[6]
References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 2)
- Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland, 1938, Burke's Peerage Ltd, p. 1422
- Modern English Biography vol II, I-Q, Frederic Boase, Netherton & Worth, 1897, p. 193
- "Chapman, Sir John (1773 - 1849)".
- Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
- "Coleridge John Kennard". The Peerage. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- Prancing novelist: a defence of fiction in the form of a critical biography in praise of Ronald Firbank, Brigid Brophy, Barnes & Noble Books, 1973, p. 268