Lord Francis Conyngham


Lord Francis Nathaniel Conyngham was an Irish politician who sat in the United Kingdom Parliament as a Member of Parliament.

Background

Conyngham was a younger son of The 2nd Marquess Conyngham and Lady Jane, daughter of Field Marshal The 1st Marquess of Anglesey. He served in the Royal Navy and achieved the rank of lieutenant.

Political career

Conyngham was returned to Parliament for County Clare in 1857, a seat he held until 1859 and again between 1874 and 1880.

Personal life

Conyngham married the Hon. Georgiana Charlotte, daughter of The 1st Baron Tredegar, in 1857. There were no children from the marriage. He died in September 1880, aged 47. His wife later remarried and died in April 1886.