991 Hubert Jerningham

Constituency  : Berwick-upon-Tweed  1881-5

Hubert  took  over  at  Berwick  when  Dudley  Marjoribanks  became  Baron  Tweedmouth. He  became  the  only  Catholic  representing  s  constituency  in  Great  Britain.

Hubert  was  born  and  educated  in  France  and  became  a  diplomat.

In  1881  Hubert  publicly  denied  claims  that  he  supported  Bradlaugh.

Hubert  became  Governor  of  Mauritius  in  1892  and  then  Trinidad  and  Tobago  from  1897  to  1900.

In  1905  Hubert  visited  Japan.

He  died  in  1914  aged  72.