John Lonsdale, 1st Baron Armaghdale

John Brownlee Lonsdale, 1st Baron Armaghdale ( 23 March 1850 – 8 June 1924) was a Conservative Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom between 1900 and 1918. He was subsequently raised to the House of Lords as "Baron Armaghdale, of Armagh, County Armagh".

Early life

Lord Armagdale, the son of James Lonsdale DL, JP (1826–1913) and Jane Brownlee, was educated privately. He was a partner in the family firm of J. and J. Lonsdale & Company.

Political career

Armagdale served as Sheriff of County Armagh in 1895. He held the office of Honourable Secretary and whip of the Irish Unionist Party in the British House of Commons, for 15 years, and was a strong opponent of Home Rule. He was a director of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Bank. He was a director of the "North of England Debenture Company". He was Chairman of "Levenstein Ltd" and was Vice-Chairman of the "Manchester Ship Canal Warehousing Company". Lord Armaghdale held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Mid-Armagh between 1900 and 1918.

Armaghdale was created a Baronet (Lonsdale of Pavilion), on 7 July 1911, and raised to the House of Lords on 17 January 1918. He held the office of Lord Lieutenant of Armagh between 1920 and 1924.

A keen golfer, Lord Armaghdale presented the Lonsdale Cup to the County Armagh Golf Club. [ [http://www.golfarmagh.co.uk/index.php?page=About_CAGC County Armagh Golf Club] ]

He married Florence Rumney (d. 1937, London) and died without issue, thus his titles became extinct.

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