About Henry Meynell
Lived 1789 – 1865 (aged 75). Henry Meynell was a British politician and naval officer.
Henry Meynell (24 August 1789 – 24 March 1865) was a British Conservative and Tory politician and naval officer.
Family and early life Meynell was the second son of Hugo Meynell of Quorndon Hall, Leicestershire—himself son of his namesake, Hugo Meynell—and Elizabeth Ingram née Shepheard, daughter of Charles Ingram, 9th Viscount of Irvine. He was educated at Harrow School from 1797, alongside John Spencer, 3rd Earl Spencer.
Upon his retirement, he lived a "quite, unobtrusive life", eventually dying at the Grand Hotel du Louvre, Paris in March 1865, and then buried at the family vault in Ashley, Staffordshire.
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Who was Henry Meynell?
British MP and naval officer (1789-1865)
When was Henry Meynell born?
Henry Meynell was born on 24 August 1789.
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Henry Meynell died on 24 March 1865 in Grands Magasins du Louvre.
What was Henry Meynell's occupation?
Henry Meynell was a politician and naval officer.
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Henry Meynell was British.
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