Family and Education
b. Feb. 1781, BL OIOC 3/1/17, ff. 278-9. 2nd s. of Dominick Trant, MP [I] (d. 1790), of Dunkettle, co. Cork and 2nd w. Eleanor, da. of John Fitzgibbon, MP [I], of Mount Shannon, co. Limerick. educ. Eton 1789-95. m. (1) 25 Nov. 1812 at Calcutta, Charlotte Anne, da. of John Lumsden, jun. merchant in E.I. Co. (Bengal), 1s. 1da.; Ibid. N/1/9, ff. 47, 113; Gent. Mag. (1818), ii. 643; PROB 11/1611/570. (2) 11 May 1842, Eleanor, da. of John Richards of Datchet, Bucks., s.p. Marriage certificate (Eton district registry). d. 1 Oct. 1859.
Offices Held
Writer, E.I. Co. (Bengal) 1798; asst. in gov.-gen.’s office 1803; 2nd asst. to resident at Hyderabad Mar. 1806; asst. to coll. of 24 Pergunnahs Aug. 1806; asst. to sec. to govt. (mil. dept.) Mar. 1807; asst. to sec. to board of commrs. in ceded and conquered provinces Sept. 1807; accountant to board 1808, jun. member 1817; registrar to Bareilly court Oct. 1807; coll. of Bareilly 1810; judge of Dewanny Adawlut of 24 Pergunnahs June 1811; sec. to board of revenue 1811, coll. of 24 Pergunnahs 1815; to Europe Dec. 1819; out of service by 1823.
Parlimentarian
Main residences: 31 Portland Place, Mdx. and Farrincantillon, co. Kerry, [I] and Drumonby, co. Limerick, [I].
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Commons 1820-1832
Web Title
TRANT, William Henry (1781-1859)
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Estates
Oxford 1644
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Religion
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