About Henry Adeane
Lived 1833 – 1870 (aged 36). Henry Adeane was a British politician.
Henry John Adeane (9 June 1833 – 17 February 1870) was a British Liberal and Whig politician.
The son of his namesake Henry John Adeane (MP for Cambridgeshire from 1830 to 1832) and Matilda Abigail née Stanley, Adeane married Lady Elizabeth Yorke, daughter of Charles Yorke (also MP for Cambridgeshire between 1832 and 1834) and Susan née Liddell in 1860. They had at least three children: Marie Constance (died 1934); Maud (died 1943); and Charles Robert Whorwood (1863–1943).
Outside of politics, Adeane was a Major in the Cambridgeshire Militia, a Deputy Lieutenant and a Justice of the Peace.
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Who was Henry Adeane?
British politician (1833-1870)
When was Henry Adeane born?
Henry Adeane was born on 9 June 1833.
When did Henry Adeane die?
Henry Adeane died on 17 February 1870.
What was Henry Adeane's occupation?
Henry Adeane was a politician.
What nationality was Henry Adeane?
Henry Adeane was British.
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· DBpedia: Henry John Adeane (born 1833)
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