Lionel Damer

Hon.
Lionel Damer
MP
Portrait of Lionel Damer by Pompeo Batoni
Member of Parliament for Peterborough
In office
28 February 1786 – 21 February 1802
Preceded byJames Farrel Phipps
Succeeded byWilliam Elliot
Personal details
Born16 September 1748 (1748-09-16)
Died28 May 1807 (1807-05-29) (aged 58)
NationalityBritish
Political partyWhig
SpouseWilliamsa Janssen (m. 16 April 1778, d. 1834)
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge

Hon. Lionel Damer (16 September 1748 – 28 May 1807) was a British Whig politician.

Family

Lionel Damer was the third son of Joseph Damer, 1st Earl of Dorchester by Lady Caroline Sackville (daughter of Lionel Cranfield Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset and Elizabeth Colyear, his wife, daughter of Lieutenant-General Walter Philip Colyear (brother to David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore). Lionel's brothers were the Hon. John Damer and the Rt. Hon. George Damer, 2nd Earl of Dorchester.

Lionel Damer was educated at Eton (1755–65) and Trinity College, Cambridge (1766).[1] He married Williamsa or Williamsea Janssen (daughter of William Janssen Esq, fourth son of Sir Theodore Janssen, 1st Baronet of Owre Moyne). They lived at Came House in Winterborne Came and there is a memorial to them in St Peter's Church nearby.[2][3][4]

Political career

Lionel was appointed Sheriff of Dorset for the year 1785. He was the Member of Parliament for Peterborough 28 February 1786 – 21 February 1802. He took over the seat following the death of James Farrel Phipps. He held the seat until ill health forced him to retire shortly before the General Election in 1802.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Damer, the Hon. Lionel (DMR766L)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. ^ Memorial plaque in St Peter's Church, Winterborne Came
  3. ^ History of Parliament (1754–1790): DAMER, Hon. Lionel, historyofparliamentonline.org. Accessed 25 January 2023.
  4. ^ History of Parliament (1790–1820): DAMER, Hon. Lionel, of Came House, Dorset, historyofparliamentonline.org. Accessed 25 January 2023.
  5. ^ "No. 12619". The London Gazette. 5 February 1785. p. 73.
  6. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1)
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Peterborough
1786 – 1800
With: Richard Benyon until 1796
French Laurence from 1796 		Succeeded by
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Parliament of Great Britain
 Member of Parliament for Peterborough
1801 – 1802
With: French Laurence 		Succeeded by
Civic offices
Preceded by Sheriff of Dorset
1785 		Succeeded by