Henry Luttrell, 2nd Earl of Carhampton

The Earl of Carhampton
The Earl of Carhampton
Born	7 August 1743
Died	London
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1757 - 1798
Rank	General
Commands held	Ireland
Battles/wars	Seven Years' War United Irishmen Rebellion

General Henry Lawes Luttrell, 2nd Earl of Carhampton PC (7 August 1743 – 25 April 1821) was a politician and soldier.

Military career

Educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford, Luttrell was commissioned into the 48th Regiment of Foot in 1757. In 1762, during the Seven Years' War, he became Deputy Adjutant-General of the British Forces in Portugal. In 1768 he became a Tory Member of Parliament in for the village of Bossiney, Cornwall. Then in 1769 he became Member of Parliament for Middlesex defeating John Wilkes in controversial circumstances; Wilkes outpolled him by a large margin, but the House of Commons declared that Luttrell "should have been returned" and seated him. As a reward for unseating Wilkes he was made Adjutant-General for Ireland in 1770. He then became active in Irish politics and between 1783 and 1787, he sat in the Irish House of Commons for Old Leighlin.

Luttrell succeeded to the Earldom and other titles on the death of his father in 1787. Meanwhile he became Colonel of the 6th Dragoon Guards and Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance in Ireland. He re-entered the Westminster Parliament as Member for Plympton Erle in 1790. Then in 1796 he was made Commander-in-Chief, Ireland and in 1798 he led the British suppression of the United Irishmen Rebellion.

When the Dublin Post of 2 May 1811 erroneously reported his death, he demanded a retraction which they printed under the headline Public Disappointment.

He purchased an estate at Painshill Park in Surrey and re-entered parliament in June 1817 as Member for Ludgershall and held the seat until his death.

He was a member of the Irish branch of the ancient family of Luttrell and a descendant of Sir Geoffrey de Luterel, who established Luttrellstown Castle, County Dublin in the early 13th century.

Family

He briefly married Elizabeth Mullen in 1759, and had a daughter, Harriet Luttrell. This marriage was later annulled.

He married Jane Boyd in 1776, but they had no children and was succeeded by his brother John.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Henry Luttrell

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Edward Wortley Montagu Lord Mount Stuart	Member of Parliament for Bossiney 1768–1769 With: Lord Mount Stuart	Succeeded by Lord Mount Stuart Sir George Osborn, Bt
Preceded by John Wilkes John Glynn	Member of Parliament for Middlesex 1769–1774 With: John Glynn	Succeeded by John Glynn John Wilkes
Preceded by Lord Mount Stuart Sir George Osborn, Bt	Member of Parliament for Bossiney 1774–1784 With: Lord Mount Stuart 1774–1776 Charles Stuart 1776–1784	Succeeded by Charles Stuart Bamber Gascoyne
Preceded by John Stephenson John Pardoe	Member of Parliament for Plympton Erle 1790–1794 With: Philip Metcalfe	Succeeded by Philip Metcalfe William Manning
Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by Robert Jephson Sir John Blaquiere	Member of Parliament for Old Leighlin 1783–1787 With: Hon. Arthur Acheson	Succeeded by Sir Edward Leslie, Bt Hon. Arthur Acheson
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Joseph Birch Charles Nicholas Pallmer	Member of Parliament for Ludgershall 1817–1821 With: Joseph Birch 1817–1818 Sandford Graham 1818–1821	Succeeded by Sandford Graham Earl of Brecknock
Military offices
Preceded by Sir John Irwin	Colonel of the 6th Regiment of Dragoon Guards 1788–1821	Succeeded by Robert Taylor
Preceded by The Lord Rossmore	Commander-in-Chief, Ireland 1796–1798	Succeeded by Sir Ralph Abercromby
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by Simon Luttrell	Earl of Carhampton 1787–1821	Succeeded by John Luttrell-Olmius