Sir Josiah Hort, 2nd Baronet
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Born6 July 1791
Died24 August 1876 (aged 85)
OccupationMember of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Sir Josiah William Hort | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 July 1791 |
| Died | 24 August 1876 (aged 85) |
| Occupation | Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom |
Sir Josiah William Hort, 2nd Baronet (6 July 1791 – 24 August 1876) of Hortland, County Kildare, Ireland was a High Sheriff of Kildare and a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.[1]
He was born the eldest son of Sir John Hort, 1st Baronet and educated at Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge (1809).
Political life
He succeeded his father as a minor in 1807 and became the ward of Lord Henry Petty, later the 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne
He was appointed High Sheriff of Kildare for 1818–19 and was elected MP for Kildare in 1831, sitting for only one year before coming in third place in the 1832 election. He was succeeded by his eldest son Sir John Josiah Hort, 3rd Baronet, an army officer.
