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'''General Sir James Law Lushington''' [[Order of the Bath|KCB]] (1779 – 29 May 1859)<ref>{{cite web |last=Lundy |first=Darryl |url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p15976.htm |title=Person Page 15976 |publisher=thePeerage.com |date= |accessdate=2012-02-19}}{{Verify credibility|failed=y |date=February 2013}}<!--Lundy is not a reliable source so cite Lundy's reliable source See [[WP:SAYWHEREYOUREADIT]]--></ref> was a British [[Member of Parliament]] and Director of the [[East India Company]].. |
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He was the 3rd son of the Revd. James Stephen Lushington of Rodmersham, Kent, vicar of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and prebendary of Carlisle. |
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==Member of Parliament== |
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He was Member of Parliament for Carlisle between 1827 and 1831. |
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He joined the East India Company as a cadet in 1796, and was successively promoted ensign in 1797, lieutenant of the 4th cavalry battalion in 1799, adjutant in 1800, captain in 1804, major in 1812, lieut.-colonel in 1819; colonel in 1829; major-general in 1837; lieut.-general in 1849 and general in 1854. |
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He was elected MP for [[Petersfield (UK Parliament constituency)|Petersfield]] from 1825 to 1826, [[Hastings (UK Parliament constituency)|Hastings]] from 1826 to 1827, and [[Carlisle (UK Parliament constituency)|Carlisle]] from 1827 to 1831. He was also Chairman of the [[East India Company]] (in 1838, 1842 and 1848).<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=The_India_list_and_India_Office_list&hl=en&sa=X&ei=7wA_T_fJGYuxhAfOhJW4BQ&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=The_India_list_and_India_Office_list&f=false |title=The India list and India Office list for ... - Great Britain. India Office |publisher=Books.google.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2012-02-19}}</ref> |
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He was awarded CB in 1818 and knighted KCB in 1837 and KGCB in 1838. |
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He married Rosetta Sophia Costen, but had no children. |
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Revision as of 00:43, 5 April 2013
General Sir James Law Lushington KCB (1779 – 29 May 1859)[1] was a British Member of Parliament and Director of the East India Company..
He was the 3rd son of the Revd. James Stephen Lushington of Rodmersham, Kent, vicar of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and prebendary of Carlisle.
He joined the East India Company as a cadet in 1796, and was successively promoted ensign in 1797, lieutenant of the 4th cavalry battalion in 1799, adjutant in 1800, captain in 1804, major in 1812, lieut.-colonel in 1819; colonel in 1829; major-general in 1837; lieut.-general in 1849 and general in 1854.
He was elected MP for Petersfield from 1825 to 1826, Hastings from 1826 to 1827, and Carlisle from 1827 to 1831. He was also Chairman of the East India Company (in 1838, 1842 and 1848).[2]
He was awarded CB in 1818 and knighted KCB in 1837 and KGCB in 1838.
He married Rosetta Sophia Costen, but had no children.
References
- ^ Lundy, Darryl. "Person Page 15976". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 2012-02-19.[unreliable source]
- ^ The India list and India Office list for ... - Great Britain. India Office. Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
- "LUSHINGTON, James Law (1780-1859), of 14 Portman Square, Mdx". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 05 April 2013.
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