Hedworth Hylton Jolliffe, 2nd Baron Hylton DL (23 June 1829 – 31 October 1899), was a British peer and Conservative Member of Parliament. Birth and education Hylton was the second son of William George Hylton Jolliffe, 1st Baron Hylton, and Eleanor Paget. He was educated at Eton and Oriel College, Oxford. Crimean War service In 1849, he joined the 4th Light Dragoons and served in the Crimean War, where his older brother was killed at Sebastopol. He was present at the Charge of the Light Brigade. He retired from the Army in 1856, following his election to Parliament. Parliamentary service He was elected to the House of Commons for Wells in 1855, a seat he held until 1868. In 1870 he succeeded his father as second Baron Hylton and entered the House of Lords. Marriages Lord Hylton married his second cousin, Lady Agnes Mary Byng, daughter of George Byng, 2nd Earl of Strafford, in 1858. Their divorce was a Cause célèbre. There were children of this marriage, sons and a daughter, Agatha Eleanor Augusta Jolliffe, who married Ailwyn Fellowes MP. Lord Hylton married again to Anne, daughter of Henry Lambert, who was the second wife and the widow of the third Earl of Dunraven. Death and succession He died in October 1899, aged 70, and was succeeded in his titles by his surviving son Hylton George Hylton Jolliffe. Notes References Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. Further reading Obituary in the New York Times, 1 November 1899, Wednesday: "LORD HYLTON DEAD.; He Took Part in the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaklava.". External links 1829 births 1899 deaths Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Deputy Lieutenants of Somerset UK MPs 1852–1857 UK MPs 1857–1859 UK MPs 1859–1865 UK MPs 1865–1868 Hylton, B2 4th Queen's Own Hussars officers British Army personnel of the Crimean War People educated at Eton College Alumni of Oriel College, Oxford Hedworth Younger sons of barons