Sir Howard Elphinstone, 2nd Baronet
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Sir Howard Elphinstone, 2nd Baronet | |
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 Elphinstone in 1843, Illustrated London News | |
| Member of Parliament for Lewes | |
| In office 1841-1847 | |
| Member of Parliament for Hastings | |
| In office 1835-1837 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 June 1804 |
| Died | 16 March 1893 (aged 88) |
| Party | Whig |
| Spouse |
Elizabeth Curteis (m. 1829) |
| Children | 2, including Howard |
| Parent |
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| Relatives | Walter Patton-Bethune (son-in-law) |
Sir Howard Elphinstone, 2nd Baronet (9 June 1804 – 16 March 1893)[1] was a British Whig politician.
Born in Plymouth, Elphinstone was educated at the High School of Edinburgh and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated BA in 1826.[2] He was elected as member of parliament (MP) for Hastings at the 1835 general election, having unsuccessfully contested the seat in 1832.[3] He did not stand for re-election in Hastings at the 1837 general election, but stood instead in Liverpool, where he did not win a seat.[4] He returned to the House of Commons at the 1841 general election, when he won one of the two seats in Lewes. He did not stand again in 1847.[5]
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in June 1832.[6]
