Henry Cole (Conservative politician)

Colonel Henry Arthur Cole (14 February 1809 – 2 July 1890^[1]) was an Anglo-Irish politician, cricketer and army officer.

Portrait by William Robinson, c. 1830

Life

Cole was the second son of John Cole, 2nd Earl of Enniskillen.^[2] He succeeded his uncle Arthur Henry Cole to be elected as a Conservative Member of Parliament for Enniskillen on 18 June 1844, resigning on 31 March 1851 through his appointment as Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds. He was appointed High Sheriff of Fermanagh for 1854.^[3]

He died in Willesden on 2 July 1890.

References

1. "Cricinfo - Players and Officials - Henry Arthur Cole". Crickinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
2. "Hon. Henry Arthur Cole (1809–1890), Politician and army officer; Second son of 2nd Earl of Enniskillen". National Portrait Gallery. August 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
3. Parliamentary Memoirs of Fermanagh and Tyrone, from 1613 to 1885.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Henry Cole
• "Hon. Henry Arthur Cole". (1860). National Portrait Gallery.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Arthur Henry Cole	Member of Parliament for Enniskillen 1844–1851	Succeeded by James Whiteside
Preceded by Mervyn Edward Archdale Sir Arthur Brooke	Member of Parliament for Fermanagh 1854–1880 With: Mervyn Edward Archdale 1854–1874 William Humphrys Archdale 1874–1880	Succeeded by William Humphrys Archdale Viscount Crichton