Henry Labouchere, 1st Baron Taunton, Member of Parliament, President of the Board of Trade, Chief Secretary for Ireland, Secretary of State for the Colonies
Dates: 19 January 1798–13 July 1869
Biography
Henry Labouchere was a British politician and major Somerset landowner. He purchased the Over Stowey estates from the Earl of Egmont in 1833 and later developed Quantock Lodge near Aley as his country residence.
Notes / Sources
The 1833 purchase is securely documented at the level of the Over Stowey estates; the precise inclusion of the separately styled Aley Manor is not established by the source located.
Research sources:
- English Heritage, Adscombe Chapel, Over Stowey, Somerset: archaeological survey, citing the Victoria County History, Somerset, vol. 6, pp. 163–164; and local historical evidence concerning Labouchere's 1833 purchase of the Over Stowey estates and the later incorporation of Aley into the Quantock estate. — https://historicengland.org.uk/research/results/reports/7605/AdscombeChapelOverStoweySomersetAnarchaeologicalsurveybyEnglishHeritage
- Wikipedia biographical reference — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Labouchere,_1st_Baron_Taunton
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