John Loftus, 3rd Marquess of Ely

The Honourable
John Loftus, 3rd Marquess of Ely
Baron Loftus
Personal details
Born19 January 1814
Mayfair, London, England
Died15 July 1857
Political partyConservative
SpouseJane Hope-Vere (m. 1844)
RelationsLord Augustus Loftus (brother)
Lord Henry Loftus (brother)
Beatrix Lucia Catherine Tollemache (niece)
ParentJohn Loftus, 2nd Marquess of Ely
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford

John Henry Loftus, 3rd Marquess of Ely (19 January 1814 – 15 July 1857) was a British politician.

Born in Hill Street in Mayfair, Loftus studied at Christ Church, Oxford.[1] As Viscount Loftus, he stood unsuccessfully as a Conservative Party candidate in Gloucester, at the 1841 UK general election.[2] In 1844, he married Jane Hope-Vere.[1]

Loftus won the 1845 Woodstock by-election, held on 1 May that year, but succeeded as the Marquess of Ely in September. Through his subsidiary title, Baron Loftus, he took a seat in the House of Lords.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Cockayne, George Edward (1890). Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, Or Dormant. G. Bell & Sons. pp. 263–264.
  2. ^ a b Stenton, Michael (1976). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament. Vol. 1. Hassocks: Harvester Press. p. 242. ISBN 0855272198.