John Henniker-Major, 5th Baron Henniker

John Major Henniker-Major, 5th Baron Henniker VD DL (7 November 1842 – 27 June 1902), was a British peer and Conservative politician.

Background and education Henniker was the son of John Henniker-Major, 4th Baron Henniker, and was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge,

Political career

Henniker was elected MP for East Suffolk in 1866,

Lord Henniker was for many years chairman of the quarter sessions and of the county council for East Suffolk. He was an Honorary Colonel of the 6th Volunteer Battalion of the Suffolk Regiment, and received the Volunteer Officers' Decoration. Hon. Alice Margaret Mary Henniker-Major (1870–1923), a soprano singer; m. in 1902 the conductor Julian Seymour Clifford (1877–1921), and left children. Charles Henniker-Major, 6th Baron Henniker (1872–1956) Hon. Gerald Arthur George Henniker-Major (b.1872) Hon. Ethel Elizabeth Emily Henniker-Major (b.1874) Hon. Victor Alexander Henniker-Major (b.1878) Hon. Lilian Bertha Aline Henniker-Major (b.1880) John Ernest de Grey Henniker-Major (1883–1980), a Page of Honour to Queen Victoria 1895–99, later 7th Baron Henniker; who left issue including successive barons. Hon. Dorothy Florence Stella Henniker-Major (b.1885)

He died at Government House, Isle of Man, on 27 June 1902, aged 59, and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest surviving son, Charles. A state funeral service was held at St. George's Church, Douglas, on 29 June 1902, and his remains were interred at the family burial ground in Thornham, Suffolk, three days later.