About Samuel Irton
Lived 1796 – 1866 (aged 69). Samuel Irton was a British politician.
Samuel Irton (29 September 1796 – 10 July 1866) was a British Conservative politician.
The only son of Edmund Lamplugh Irton and Harriet née Hayne, daughter of Richard Hayne, Irton was born at Irton Hall. He was first educated at Shrewsbury School, admitted during Michaelmas in 1814. He then was admitted to St John's College, Cambridge in February 1814. In 1825, he married Eleanor, daughter of Joseph Tiffin Senhouse, but they had no children. Upon his death in 1866, his estates were passed to his cousin Elizabeth Fell.
Outside of his political career, Irton was both a Justice of the Peace and a Deputy Lieutenant for Cumberland.
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Who was Samuel Irton?
politician, died 1866
When was Samuel Irton born?
Samuel Irton was born on 29 September 1796 in Cumberland, England.
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Samuel Irton died on 10 July 1866.
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Samuel Irton was a politician.
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Samuel Irton was British.
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