James Haughton Langston

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Standing three-quarter length painted portrait of James Haughton Langston, formally dressed in black, holding papers in his right hand and resting his left hand
Portrait of James Haughton Langston by Thomas Lawrence, c.1810
Born1796
Died1863
Occupationpolitician

James Haughton Langston (25 May 1796[1][2] – 19 October 1863) was a British landowner and Member of Parliament.

Life

He was the son of John Langston of Sarsden House, Oxfordshire, and his wife, Sarah. He was educated at Eton College (1811). He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford in 1814, graduating DCL in 1819.[3]

In 1812 Langston succeeded his father, inheriting the Sarsden estate. He was appointed High Sheriff of Oxfordshire for 1819–20 and verderer of Wychwood Forest.

Langston served as MP for New Woodstock from 1820 to 1826 and Oxford from 1826 to 1834 and from 1841 to 1863. He died in 1863. He had married the Hon. Julia Moreton, the daughter of Thomas Reynolds Moreton, 4th Baron Ducie. They had one daughter who survived into adulthood, Julia, to whom he bequeathed his Oxfordshire estate. In 1849 she married her cousin Lord Moreton, later 3rd Earl of Ducie.

References

  1. ^ England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
  2. ^ Peters, Christine (1995). The Lord Lieutenants and High Sheriffs of Oxfordshire. Perpetua Press. p. 7. ISBN 9781870882125. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  3. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Langston, James Haughton" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded byLord Robert SpencerSir Henry Dashwood, Bt Member of Parliament for Woodstock 1820–1826 With: John Gladstone Succeeded byMarquess of BlandfordLord Ashley Preceded byCharles WetherellJohn Ingram Lockhart Member of Parliament for Oxford 1826–1836 With: John Ingram Lockhart to 1830William Hughes Hughes 1830–32Thomas Stonor 1832–33William Hughes Hughes from 1833 Succeeded byWilliam Hughes HughesDonald Maclean Preceded byWilliam ErleDonald Maclean Member of Parliament for Oxford 1841–1863 With: Donald Maclean to 1847Sir William Wood 1847–53Edward Cardwell 1853 – March 1857Charles Neate March – July 1857Edward Cardwell from July 1857 Succeeded byCharles NeateEdward Cardwell


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