James Langston
James Haughton Langston (25 May 1796[1][2] – 19 October 1863) was a British landowner and Member of Parliament.
He was the son of John Langston of Sarsden House, Oxfordshire, and his wife, Sarah. He was educated at Eton College (1811), Christ Church, Oxford (1814). In 1812 he succeeded his father, inheriting the Sarsden estate.
He was appointed High Sheriff of Oxfordshire for 1819–20 and verderer of Wychwood Forest.
He 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 an only daughter, Julia, to whom he bequeathed his Oxfordshire estate. In 1849 she married her cousin Lord Moreton, later 3rd earl of Ducie.
References
- England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
- Peters, Christine (1995). The Lord Lieutenants and High Sheriffs of Oxfordshire. Perpetua Press. p. 7. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- "LANGSTON, James Haughton (?1797-1863), of Sarsden House, Chipping Norton, Oxon. and 143 Piccadilly, Mdx". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by James Langston
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| Preceded by Lord Robert Spencer Sir Henry Dashwood, Bt |
Member of Parliament for Woodstock 1820–1826 With: John Gladstone |
Succeeded by Marquess of Blandford Lord Ashley |
| Preceded by Charles Wetherell John Ingram Lockhart |
Member of Parliament for Oxford 1826–1836 With: John Ingram Lockhart to 1830 William Hughes Hughes 1830–32 Thomas Stonor 1832–33 William Hughes Hughes from 1833 |
Succeeded by William Hughes Hughes Donald Maclean |
| Preceded by William Erle Donald Maclean |
Member of Parliament for Oxford 1841–1863 With: Donald Maclean to 1847 Sir William Wood 1847–53 Edward Cardwell 1853 – March 1857 Charles Neate March – July 1857 Edward Cardwell from July 1857 |
Succeeded by Charles Neate Edward Cardwell |