John Butcher, 1st Baron Danesfort

John George Butcher, 1st Baron Danesfort, KC (15 November 1853 – 30 June 1935), known as Sir John Butcher, Bt, between 1918 and 1924, was a British barrister and Conservative Party politician.

The Right Honourable The Lord Danesfort KC
John Butcher, 1st Baron Danesfort
Member of Parliament for York
In office 10 January 1910 – 6 December 1923 Serving with Arnold Stephenson Rowntree (1910–1918)
Preceded by	Hamar Greenwood Denison Faber
Succeeded by	John Marriott
In office 26 July 1892 – 8 February 1906 Serving with Frank Lockwood (1892–1897) Charles Beresford (1898–1900) Denison Faber (1900–1906)
Preceded by	Alfred Pease Frank Lockwood
Succeeded by	Hamar Greenwood Denison Faber
Personal details
Born	15 November 1853
Died	30 June 1935 (aged 81)
Political party	Conservative

Background and education

Butcher was the second son of the Most Reverend Samuel Butcher, Bishop of Meath, the grandson of Vice-Admiral Samuel Butcher (1770–1849), and the younger brother of Samuel Henry Butcher. His mother was Mary, daughter of John Leahy. He was educated at Marlborough College and Trinity College, Cambridge,[1] and was called to the Bar, Lincoln's Inn, in 1878.[2]

Political career

Butcher was Member of Parliament for York from 1892 to 1906 and from 1910 to 1923,[2][3][4] in 1918 becoming the first Member of Parliament for York to be the sole parliamentary representative, as the constituency had previously had two MPs. He was made a Queen's Counsel in 1897,[5] awarded the honorary freedom of the City of York in 1906 and created a baronet, of Danesfort in the County of Kerry, in 1918.[6] In 1924 he was further honoured when he was elevated to the peerage as Baron Danesfort, of Danesfort in the County of Kerry.[7]

Personal life

Lord Danesfort married Alice Mary Gordon, author and domestic electrical pioneer, daughter of J. E. L. Brandreth, and widow of J.E.H. Gordon in 1898. There were no children from the marriage, but three step children from her previous marriage.[8] Alice, Lady Danesfort died on 18 June 1929. Lord Danesfort survived her by six years and died in June 1935, aged 81, at which time the baronetcy and barony became extinct.[2]

References

1. "Butcher, John George (BTCR870JG)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
2. thepeerage.com John George Butcher, 1st and last Baron Danesfort
3. "leighrayment.com House of Commons: Yardley to Youghal". Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
4. yorkhistory.org.uk John George Butcher Archived 24 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine
5. "No. 26856". The London Gazette. 25 May 1897. p. 2928.
6. "No. 30958". The London Gazette. 18 October 1918. p. 12249.
7. "No. 32910". The London Gazette. 22 February 1924. p. 1570.
8. Gooday, Graeme (22 July 2015). Domesticating Electricity: Technology, Uncertainty and Gender, 1880–1914. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-31402-8.

External links

• Media related to John Butcher, 1st Baron Danesfort at Wikimedia Commons
• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Butcher