About Loftus Bland
Lived 1805 – 1872 (aged 66–67). Loftus Bland was a British and Irish politician and barrister.
Loftus Henry Bland (August 1805 – 21 January 1872) was an Irish Liberal, Whig and Independent Irish Party politician.
Born in Blandsfort House, Queen's County, Ireland, and the third son of John Bland and Elizabeth née Birch, daughter of Robert Birch, Bland was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated as a Bachelor of Arts in 1825, and a Master of Arts in 1829. He was called to the Irish Bar in 1829, becoming a member of the Queen's Counsel in 1854.
In 1840, he married Charlotte Elizabeth Grove Annesley, daughter of Arthur Grove Annesley and Elizabeth née Mahon, and they had at least one child: John Loftus Bland (1841–1908). After Charlotte's death in 1842, he remarried to Annie Jane Hackett, daughter of John Prendergast Hackett, in 1843, and they had at least three children: Thomas Dalrymple Bland (1846–1869); Elizabeth Emily Bland (died 1901); and Annie Sophia Alicia Bland.
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Who was Loftus Bland?
politician, died 1872
When was Loftus Bland born?
Loftus Bland was born in 1805 in County Laois, Ireland.
When did Loftus Bland die?
Loftus Bland died on 21 January 1872 in Dublin, Ireland.
What was Loftus Bland's occupation?
Loftus Bland was a politician and barrister.
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Loftus Bland was British and Irish.
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