The January 1908 Irish representative peer election was held to fill a vacancy among the 28 Irish representative peers at that time elected to the British House of Lords. Conducted by post, with ballo
Lord Ashtown 2
Lord Farnham
The name of Lord Ashtown is drawn to win the November 1908 election.
George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, known as Lord Curzon, was a British statesman, Conservative politician, explorer and writer who served as Viceroy of India from 1899 to 1905
January 1908 Irish representative peer election
…of Irish peerages eligible to vote, the election was necessitated by the death of Francis Browne, 4th Baron Kilmaine. It resulted in the election of Lord Curzon, the former viceroy of India. Curzon narrowly defeated Frederick Trench, 3rd Baron Ashtown, and Arthur Maxwell, 11th Baron Farnham. Curzon's eligibility…
Curzon, c. 1899-1905
Curzon at Eton, 1870s
Curzon was educated at Balliol College, Oxford, and was later a Prize Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford
Curzon, his wife, and his staff on a tour of the Persian Gulf in 1903