Sir James Law Lushington GCB (10 May 1779 – 29 May 1859)[1] was a British Member of Parliament and Director of the East India Company.
He was born in Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, the third son of James Stephen Lushington of Rodmersham, Kent, vicar of Newcastle upon Tyne and prebendary of Carlisle. He was the brother of Stephen Rumbold Lushington.[2]
He joined the East India Company as a cadet in 1796, and was successively promoted ensign in 1797, lieutenant of the 4th cavalry battalion in 1799, adjutant in 1800, captain in 1804, major in 1812, lieut.-colonel in 1819; colonel in 1829; major-general in 1837; lieutenant-general in 1849 and general in 1854.
He was elected MP for Petersfield from 1825 to 1826, Hastings from 1826 to 1827, and Carlisle from 1827 to 1831. He was also Chairman of the East India Company (in 1838, 1842 and 1848).[3]
He was appointed Commander of the Order of the Bath (CB) in 1818,[citation needed] Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in 1837[citation needed] and Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) in the 1838 Coronation Honours.[4]
He married Rosetta Sophia Costen, but had no children.
References edit
- ^ Glanville-Brown, Richard. Online, Glanville-Brown, Richard. RR 2, Milton, Ontario, Canada. Text downloaded 17 August 2005.
- ^ Cave, Edward; Nichols, John (July 1859). "Obituary". The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, for the Year. 207. Edw. Cave, 1736-[1868]: 91.
- ^ India Office, Great Britain (1819). The India list and India Office list for ... – Great Britain. India Office. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ^ "No. 19638". The London Gazette. 20 July 1838. p. 1660.
- "LUSHINGTON, James Law (1780-1859), of 14 Portman Square, Mdx". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
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