Lord John Lennox

Who was Lord John Lennox?

Lieutenant-Colonel Lord John George Lennox, was a British soldier and Whig politician.

Lennox was the second son of Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond, and the former Lady Charlotte Gordon. Lennox was returned to Parliament for Chichester in 1819, a seat he held until 1831. He then represented Sussex between 1831 and 1832 and Sussex West between 1832 and 1841.

Lennox married Louisa Fredericka, daughter of the Hon. John Rodney, in 1818. They had several children, including Major-General Augustus Lennox and General Sir Wilbraham Lennox. She died in January 1865. Lennox survived her by eight years and died in November 1873, aged 80.