James Lonsdale (Irish politician)

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James Lonsdale
Member of Parliament
for Mid Armagh
In office
1918 – 23 May 1921
Preceded by John Lonsdale
Succeeded by Henry Armstrong
Personal details
Born James Rolston Lonsdale
(1865-05-31)31 May 1865
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Political party Irish Unionist
Spouse(s) Maud Musker
Education The Royal School, Armagh
Alma mater Trinity College, Dublin

James Rolston Lonsdale (31 May 1865 – 23 May 1921) was Unionist Member of Parliament (MP) for Mid Armagh from January 1918 until his death.[1] He succeeded his brother John to this constituency on the latter's elevation to the Lords as Baron Armaghdale.[2]

The son of James Lonsdale, DL, he was educated at The Royal School, Armagh and Trinity College, Dublin. In 1902 he married Maud Musker, daughter of John Musker of Shadwell Court, Norfolk.

He was appointed High Sheriff of Armagh in 1891.[3] There is a memorial to Lonsdale in the south aisle at St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Mid Armagh
19181921
Succeeded by
Henry Armstrong

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  1. Who's Who of British Members of Parliament: Volume III 1919-1945, edited by M. Stenton and S. Lees (The Harvester Press 1979)
  2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs [self-published source][better source needed]
  3. Walford, Edward (1909). The County Families of the United Kingdom. London: Spottiswoode & Co. Ltd.