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| Ellice, Edward. Adm. pens. (age 18) at TRINITY, June 6, 1828. [Only] s. of [The Rt. Hon.] Edward [M.P., by his first wife, Lady Hannah Althea Bettesworth]. B. [Aug. 19, 1810], in London. School, Eton. Matric. Michs. 1828; M.A. 1831. In the Diplomatic Service; went to Russia, 1832, as Private Secretary to Lord Durham, and in the same capacity to Canada, 1838. M.P. for Huddersfield, 1836-7; for St Andrew's District, 1837-79. Supported the abolition of the Corn Laws and of the Navigation laws, and strongly maintained the principles of Free Trade. Gave important aid in the reform of Scotch Poor Law and Lunacy Law, opposed the Maynooth Fraud, and advocated the disestablishment of the Irish Church. Offered a peerage by Gladstone, in 1869, but declined it. Gave valuable evidence before the Royal Commission on the state of the Highlands, 1873. Retired from Parliament, Nov. 4, 1879. J.P. and D.L. Of Invergarry, Co. Inverness. Married (1) 1834, Katharine, dau. of Gen. Balfour, of Balbirnie; (2) Eliza Stewart, widow of Alexander Speirs, of Elderslie, and dau. of T. Campbell Hagart, of Bantaskyne. Author, A Letter in Reply to a Report on the Poor Law in the Highlands, 1855. Died s.p., on board his yacht off Portland, during the night of Aug. 2, 1880. Buried at Tor-na-Cairidh, on Lochgarry, Invernessshire. (Boase, I. 779; Eton Sch. Lists; D.N.B.; Burke, L.G.) | Edward ELLICE Approx. lifespan: 1810–1908 pens. aged 18 Trinity College adm1828:06:06 Only s. of [The Rt. Hon.] Edward [ M.P.: by his first wife, Lady Hannah Althea Bettesworth]. b. 1810:08:19 London Sch: Eton Matric 1828:10MT: MA 1831 In: Diplomatic Service went to Russia 1832, as Private Sec. to: : Lord Durham, and in the same capacity to Canada 1838 M.P. for: : Huddersfield, [ Yorkshire ] 1836-37 for St Andrew's District [ Fife ???] 1837-79 Supported the abolition of the Corn Laws and of the Navigation laws, and strongly maintained the principles of Free Trade. Gave important aid in the reform of Scotch Poor Law and Lunacy Law, opposed the Maynooth Fraud, and advocated the disestablishment of the Irish Church. Offered a peerage by Gladstone, in1869, but declined it. Gave valuable evidence before the Royal Commission on the state of the Highlands 1873 Retired from Parliament 1879:11:04 J.P. and D.L.: Of Invergarry, Inverness-shire m. (1) 1834 Katharine BALFOUR dau. of General BALFOUR of Balbirnie, Aberdeenshire or Fife m. (2) Eliza Stewart, widow of Alexander Speirs of Elderslie, [ Renfrewshire ], and dau. of T. Campbell HAGART of Bantaskyne, [ Stirlingshire ] Publ.: A Letter in Reply to a Report on the Poor Law in the Highlands 1855 d. s.p., on board his yacht off Portland, [ Dorset ], during the night of 1880:08:02 bur. Tor-na-Cairidh, on Lochgarry, Inverness-shire ( Boase, I. 779; Eton School Lists; D.N.B. ; Burke, L.G. ) |