Sir George Errington, 1st Baronet

George Errington
MP
Member of Parliament
for Longford
In office
31 January 1874 – 24 November 1885
Serving with
Preceded by
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born1839
Died (aged 80)
PartyHome Rule League

Sir George Errington, 1st Baronet (1839 – 19 March 1920)[1] was an Irish Home Rule League politician.

He was elected a Member of Parliament (MP) for Longford in 1874 and held the seat until it was abolished in 1885.[2]

Errington was created the 1st Baronet of Lackham Manor on 18 July 1885;[3] upon his death leaving no heir the title became extinct.[4]

Arms

Coat of arms of Sir George Errington, 1st Baronet
Notes
Granted 10 September 1885 by Sir John Bernard Burke, Ulster King of Arms. The arms as blazoned and emblazoned in the official catalogue do not include the canton with the Red Hand of Ulster as depicted here.
Crest
A unicorn's head erased quarterly Argent and Gules armed and crined Or.
Escutcheon
Argent two bars Azure in chief three escallops of the last and in base a trefoil slipped Vert.
Motto
Vigilans Et Audax[5]

References

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 4)
  2. ↑ Walker, B. M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
  3. ↑ Burke, Bernard (1903). Burke, Ashworth P. (ed.). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage, the Privy Council, Knightage and Companionage (65th ed.). London: Harrison and Sons. p. 557.
  4. ↑ "Errington, Sir George". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  5. ↑ "Grants and Confirmations of Arms, Vol. H". National Library of Ireland. 1880. p. 126.


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