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Lewis Payn Dawnay (1 April 1846 – 30 July 1910) was an English Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1892. Dawnay was the second son of William Dawnay, 7th Viscount Downe and his wife Mary Isabel Bagot, daughter of the Bishop of Bath and Wells. He was educated at Eton College and joined the Coldstream Guards, reaching the rank of Colonel.〔(Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886 )〕 In 1874 Dawnay stood unsuccessfully for parliament at York. At the 1880 general election he was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Thirsk,〔Craig, Election results 1832–1885, page 307〕 and held that seat until it was replaced under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885.〔 He was then elected as MP for the replacement constituency of Thirsk and Malton, and held the seat until he stood down in 1892.〔 At this time, he acquired various family properties at Newton-on-Ouse.〔( ''Parishes: Newton-upon-Ouse'', A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 2 (1923), pp. 160-164. Date accessed: 30 April 2009 )〕 Dawnay died at the age of 64 Dawnay married Victoria Alexandria Elizabeth Grey 1877. His brother Hugh was an army general and cricketer. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lewis Payn Dawnay」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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