Ernest Noel

Ernest Noel
Born	18 August 1831
Died	20 May 1931
Nationality	British
Occupation	Member of Parliament Businessman
Title	Member of Parliament for Dumfries Burghs
Term	1874 – 1886
Predecessor	Robert Jardine
Successor	Robert Reid
Spouse(s)	1. Louisa Hope (1857–1870 d.) 2. Lady Augusta Keppel (1873–1902 d.) 3. Sidney Saunders (1909–1931)

Ernest Noel, FGS (18 August 1831 – 20 May 1931) was Member of Parliament (MP) for the Scottish seat of Dumfries Burghs from 1874 to 1886. He was chairman of the Artizans, Labourers & General Dwellings Company from 1880, during the construction of a new suburb for the working classes in Wood Green which was named "Noel Park" in his honour.

Noel was the second son of the Reverend Baptist Wriothesley Noel and Jane Noel (née Baillie). His father was the tenth son of Sir Gerard Noel and Diana, Baroness Barham and brother of Charles Noel, 3rd Baron Barham (later 1st Earl of Gainsborough).

Noel married three times and was widowed twice:

Noel was educated in Edinburgh, was elected a Fellow of the Geological Society in 1849,. Between 17 March 1851, and 11 Feb, 1852, he partnered Hiram Williams as a Civil Mineral Engineer, Agent, and Surveyor and, together, they reported on the Hafod-y-Llan and Sygun mines in Snowdonia for a prospective buyer. He later entered Trinity College, Cambridge at the age of 25.

Between 1874 and 1886, Noel was Liberal member of Parliament for the Scottish seat of Dumfries Burghs. In the 1886 and 1892 elections he stood in Stirlingshire as a Liberal Unionist candidate but was unsuccessful both times.

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