Historedia
Person

Lord Heytesbury

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1845

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Lord Heytesbury, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Potato blight breaks out in Ireland, beginning the Great Famine

    1845

    Role: Lord Lieutenant of Ireland

    1. November 1845 · DublinDublin Deputation to Lord Lieutenant

      Citizens of Dublin, including Daniel O'Connell and the Lord Mayor, met Lord Lieutenant Lord Heytesbury in early November 1845 to discuss the potato blight crisis.

    2. 19 November 1845 · DublinMansion House Committee Crop Assessment

      The Dublin Mansion House Committee claimed on 19 November 1845 that more than one-third of the potato crop had been destroyed.

Sources

  1. Great Famine (Ireland) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-02