| Sir Montagu ChapmanBt | |
|---|---|
| Born | Montagu Lowther Chapman (1808-12-19)19 December 1808 Killua Castle, Clonmellon, Ireland |
| Died | 17 May 1852(1852-05-17) (aged 43) Tasman Sea |
| Occupation | Member of Parliament |
| Known for | Mysterious disappearance |
Sir Montagu Lowther Chapman (19 December 1808 – 17 May 1852) was an Anglo-Irish landowner and Member of Parliament (MP).
He was born at Killua Castle, Westmeath, the son of Sir Thomas Chapman, 2nd Baronet and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He succeeded his father to the baronetcy and the Killua estate in 1837.
Biography
He was elected Member of Parliament for Westmeath in the UK Parliament in 1830, holding the seat until 1841, after which it passed to his brother. In that same year he visited Australia and on 14 June 1842 was granted title to a large estate near Adelaide, which he leased out as smaller farms. Many of the farms were leased to tenants from his own Irish estate, from where 120 people emigrated to Australia. Originally named Montagu's Farm, the area is now known as Gepp's Cross.
He was appointed High Sheriff of Westmeath for 1844.
He was last seen in 1852 on a sea voyage from Melbourne to Sydney, when the vessel in which he was sailing disappeared without trace. He had never married and his Irish and Australian estates were inherited by his younger brother Sir Benjamin James Chapman, 4th Baronet.
See also
References
- Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860) Burtchaell, G.D./Sadlier, T.U. p147: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
- "Sir Montague Chapman, former MP". Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- "Involvement of Landlords". Retrieved 11 December 2012.
Sources
- The Annual Register:History and Politics for 1853.
- "thepeerage quoting George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume V, page 405". Retrieved 11 December 2012.
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byHugh Morgan Tuite Gustavus Rochefort |
Member of Parliament for Westmeath 1830–1841 With: Gustavus Rochefort 1830–1832 Sir Richard Nagle 1832–1841 |
Succeeded byHugh Morgan Tuite Benjamin Chapman |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded byGeorge Augustus Boyd | High Sheriff of Westmeath 1844 |
Succeeded byHon. Laurence King-Harman |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded byThomas Chapman | Baronet (of Killua Castle) 1837–1852 |
Succeeded byBenjamin Chapman |
- 1808 births
- 1850s missing person cases
- 1852 deaths
- 19th-century Anglo-Irish people
- Baronets in the Baronetage of Ireland
- High sheriffs of County Westmeath
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Westmeath constituencies (1801–1922)
- Missing person cases in Australia
- People from County Westmeath
- People lost at sea
- UK MPs 1830–1831
- UK MPs 1831–1832
- UK MPs 1832–1835
- UK MPs 1835–1837
- UK MPs 1837–1841
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