Henry Munro-Butler-Johnstone

Not to be confused with Henry Butler-Johnstone.

Henry Alexander Munro-Butler-Johnstone (7 December 1837 – 17 October 1902) was a British author and Conservative Party politician.

Baptised as Henry Alexander Butler-Johnstone,^[1] Johnstone was the son of Henry Butler-Johnstone (born Henry Butler) the grandson of the 13th Baron Dunboyne.^[2]

He was educated at Eton and at Christ Church, Oxford,^[2] graduating in 1861 with a first-class Bachelor of Arts degree in classics.^[2] In 1862 he was elected Member of Parliament for Canterbury, a position he resigned in 1878. He was also Deputy Lieutenant for Ross-shire, and in 1875 published the book The Eastern Question.^[1]

References

1 2 Mosley, Charles (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition. 1 (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd. p. 1215.
1 2 3 Mair, Robert Henry (1870). Debrett's Illustrated House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1870. London: Dean & Son. p. 159.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir William Somerville Henry Butler-Johnstone	Member of Parliament for Canterbury 1862–1878 With: Sir William Somerville 1862–1865 John Walter Huddleston 1865–1868 Theodore Brinckman 1868–1874 Lewis Ashurst Majendie 1874–1878	Succeeded by Lewis Ashurst Majendie Alfred Gathorne-Hardy

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 34352876 LCCN: nr96006133 NLA: 35890433

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