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'''Edward Lucas''' (27 September 1787 – 12 November 1871) was an Irish landowner and politician in [[County Monaghan]].
==Biography==
He was the only child of Charles Lucas, [[High Sheriff of Monaghan]] in 1795; [[Edward Lucas (died 1771)|Edward Lucas]] MP was his grandfather. In 1796 he succeeded his father in the family estate of [[Castle Shane]]. He was High Sheriff for Monaghan in 1818, and represented [[Monaghan (UK Parliament constituency)|the county]] in Parliament from 1834 to 1841. From 1841 to 1846 he served as [[Under-Secretary for Ireland]], and in 1845 he was appointed to the [[Irish Privy Council]].<ref name=Burkes/>
In 1812 Lucas was married to Anne, daughter of [[William Ruxton (died 1821)|William Ruxton]] of Ardee. They had five sons (including [[Gould Arthur Lucas]]) and three daughters. On his death he was succeeded at Castle Shane by his eldest son Edward William; his widow died on 15 August 1880.<ref name=Burkes>[[Burke's]] ''Landed Gentry of Ireland'' (1912) [http://bit.ly/2GVvOon p. 631].</ref>
==References==
[[Category:1787 births]]
[[Category:1871 deaths]]
[[Category:High Sheriffs of Monaghan]]
[[Category:Members of the Privy Council of Ireland]]
[[Category:UK MPs 1832–35]]
[[Category:UK MPs 1835–37]]
[[Category:UK MPs 1837–41]]
==Biography==
He was the only child of Charles Lucas, [[High Sheriff of Monaghan]] in 1795; [[Edward Lucas (died 1771)|Edward Lucas]] MP was his grandfather. In 1796 he succeeded his father in the family estate of [[Castle Shane]]. He was High Sheriff for Monaghan in 1818, and represented [[Monaghan (UK Parliament constituency)|the county]] in Parliament from 1834 to 1841. From 1841 to 1846 he served as [[Under-Secretary for Ireland]], and in 1845 he was appointed to the [[Irish Privy Council]].<ref name=Burkes/>
In 1812 Lucas was married to Anne, daughter of [[William Ruxton (died 1821)|William Ruxton]] of Ardee. They had five sons (including [[Gould Arthur Lucas]]) and three daughters. On his death he was succeeded at Castle Shane by his eldest son Edward William; his widow died on 15 August 1880.<ref name=Burkes>[[Burke's]] ''Landed Gentry of Ireland'' (1912) [http://bit.ly/2GVvOon p. 631].</ref>
==References==
[[Category:1787 births]]
[[Category:1871 deaths]]
[[Category:High Sheriffs of Monaghan]]
[[Category:Members of the Privy Council of Ireland]]
[[Category:UK MPs 1832–35]]
[[Category:UK MPs 1835–37]]
[[Category:UK MPs 1837–41]]
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