Edward James Saunderson
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The Right Honourable Edward James Saunderson JP, DL |
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Photograph of Saunderson, taken 1891
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| Leader of the Irish Unionist Alliance | |
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In office 1891–1906 |
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| Succeeded by | Walter Long |
| Member of Parliament for North Armagh | |
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In office 18 December 1885 – 21 October 1906 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | William Moore |
| Member of Parliament for Cavan | |
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In office 23 July 1865 – 31 January 1874 Serving with Hugh Annesley |
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| Preceded by |
James Maxwell Hugh Annesley |
| Succeeded by |
Charles Joseph Fay Joseph Biggar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 October 1837 Castle Saunderson, Ireland |
| Died | 21 October 1906 (aged 69) Castle Saunderson |
| Resting place | Castle Saunderson churchyard |
| Citizenship | British |
| Political party | Irish Unionist Alliance |
| Other political affiliations |
Irish Conservative (until 1891) Liberal (until 1874) |
| Spouse(s) | Helena Emily |
| Children | 5 |
| Parents | Alexander Saunderson & Sarah Juliana |
| Religion | Anglican |
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| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Years of service | 1862-1893 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Unit | Royal Irish Fusiliers |
| Commands | 4th Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers |
Colonel Edward James Saunderson PC, JP, DL (1 October 1837 – 21 October 1906) was an Anglo-Irish landowner and prominent Irish unionist politician. He led the Irish Unionist Party between 1891 and 1906.
Saunderson was born at the family seat of Castle Saunderson in County Cavan. He was the younger son of Colonel Alexander Saunderson, who served as the Tory Member of Parliament (MP) for Cavan, and Hon. Sarah Juliana Maxwell. He was the grandson of Henry Maxwell, 6th Baron Farnham. The Irish Saundersons were a 17th-century branch of an old family, originally from Durham; a Lincolnshire branch, the Saundersons of Saxby, held the titles of Viscount Castleton (Irish: c. 1628) and Baron Saunderson (British: c. 1714) up to 1723. Saunderson was educated abroad, mostly in Nice by private tutors, and inherited his father's Cavan estates following his death in 1857.
On 22 June 1865 he married Hon. Helena Emily de Moleyns, a daughter of Thomas Townsend Aremberg de Moleyns, 3rd Baron Ventry. Together the couple had four sons and a daughter. Two of his sons were British Army officers. In 1947, his grandson, Alexander, married Princess Louise, great-granddaughter of Titanic victim, John Jacob Astor IV, and the ex-wife of two different Georgian Mdivani princes.
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