722 Reginald Greville-Nugent

Constituency : Longford  1869-70

Reginald  inherited  his  father's  seat  when  he  was  elevated  to  the  peerage. He beat  the  veteran  nationalist   John  Martin  by  1478  to  411  votes.

Reginald  held  the  seat  for  less  than  6  months  when  the  election  was  voided  for  voting  irregularities.

Reginald  loved  horses and  was  both  a  huntsman  and  a  steeple  chase  jockey.

He  died  at  Sandown  Park  in  1878  when  he  fell  off  his  horse  during  a  steeple  chase. He  was  29. His  illegitimate  son  became  the  writer  R C F  Maugham.