Hugh Ellis-Nanney
Personal life
Personal life
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*Hugh Ellis\-Nanney* was born in 1845\. His father, [Owen Jones *Ellis\-Nanney*](/wiki/Owen_Jones_Ellis_Nanney "Owen Jones Ellis Nanney") was 53 when Owen married Hugh's mother, Mary Jones (d. 8 July 1849\) in 1843, she was 23 years old. Mary was the daughter of Hugh Jones of *Hengwrt\-Uchaf* in [North Wales](/wiki/North_Wales "North Wales"). Owen Jones (Ellis\-Nanney), The Old [Major](/wiki/Major_%28rank%29 "Major (rank)"), [Lord of the Manor](/wiki/Lord_of_the_Manor "Lord of the Manor") of Gwynfryn (17901870\) inherited the *Ellis\-Nanney* [estate](/wiki/Estate_%28law%29 "Estate (law)") from his uncle on the condition he also assumed a [double\-barrelled](/wiki/Double-barrelled_name "Double-barrelled name") surname. David Ellis (Nanney), Owen's uncle (childless) married Henrietta Watts, daughter of Rev. Watts of [Uffington, Oxfordshire](/wiki/Uffington%2C_Oxfordshire "Uffington, Oxfordshire"). David was the [attorney general](/wiki/Attorney_general "Attorney general") for North Wales.

Owen Ellis\-Nanney was a contemporary on personal terms with [Barons](/wiki/Baron "Baron") and political candidates in the North Wales constituencies, including politicians such as [Thomas Wynn, 1st Baron Newborough](/wiki/Thomas_Wynn%2C_1st_Baron_Newborough "Thomas Wynn, 1st Baron Newborough") of [Glynllifon](/wiki/Glynllifon "Glynllifon"), [Charles Griffith\-Wynne](/wiki/Charles_Griffith-Wynne "Charles Griffith-Wynne") and [Sir Robert Williams, 9th Baronet](/wiki/Sir_Robert_Williams%2C_9th_Baronet "Sir Robert Williams, 9th Baronet"). Owen Ellis\-Nanney was a [Conservative party](/wiki/Conservative_party_%28UK%29 "Conservative party (UK)") politician who briefly held the seat of the [Caernarfon](/wiki/Caernarfon_%28UK_Parliament_constituency%29 "Caernarfon (UK Parliament constituency)") constituency in 1833 against [Charles Paget](/wiki/Charles_Paget_%28Royal_Navy_officer%29 "Charles Paget (Royal Navy officer)") (son of the Baronet of [Plas Newydd](/wiki/Plas_Newydd_%28Anglesey%29 "Plas Newydd (Anglesey)"), Anglesey). Owen then lost to [Love Jones\-Parry](/wiki/Love_Jones-Parry_%28British_Army_officer%29 "Love Jones-Parry (British Army officer)") in the [1835 general election](/wiki/1835_United_Kingdom_general_election "1835 United Kingdom general election").

Hugh Ellis\-Nanney was a graduate of [Eton College](/wiki/Eton_College "Eton College") and then completed his university studies at the [University of Oxford](/wiki/University_of_Oxford "University of Oxford") in [England](/wiki/England "England"). Returning to [Wales](/wiki/Wales "Wales"), he served as a [Justice of the Peace](/wiki/Justice_of_the_Peace "Justice of the Peace") for [Carnarvonshire](/wiki/Carnarvonshire "Carnarvonshire") and [Merionethshire](/wiki/Merionethshire "Merionethshire") and a [Deputy Lieutenant](/wiki/Deputy_Lieutenant "Deputy Lieutenant") of Carnarvonshire. He also served as [High Sheriff of Caernarvonshire](/wiki/High_Sheriff_of_Caernarvonshire "High Sheriff of Caernarvonshire") during 1870, and as the [High Sheriff of Merionethshire](/wiki/High_Sheriff_of_Merionethshire "High Sheriff of Merionethshire") in 1877\.

[thumb\|left\|Mary Elizabeth Ellis\-Nanney on the left](/wiki/File:Cat_on_a_hot_rope_leash%3F_%2825202443213%29.jpg "Cat on a hot rope leash? (25202443213).jpg")
Hugh Ellis\-Nanney married the [honorary](/wiki/Honorific "Honorific") Elizabeth Octavia Dillon, youngest daughter of [Robert Dillon, 3rd Baron Clonbrock](/wiki/Robert_Dillon%2C_3rd_Baron_Clonbrock "Robert Dillon, 3rd Baron Clonbrock") of [Clonbrock Castle](/wiki/Clonbrock_Castle "Clonbrock Castle"), [County Galway](/wiki/County_Galway "County Galway"), [Ireland](/wiki/Ireland "Ireland"), on 13 January 1875\. They had two children, daughter Mary Elizabeth (18771947\) and son Owen Gerald (born 1879, died 1887 in [Bournemouth](/wiki/Bournemouth "Bournemouth")). Hugh was a member of the [Carlton Club](/wiki/Carlton_Club "Carlton Club") in [London](/wiki/London "London").


Why might Owen Ellis-Nanney's contemporaries view him as an influential figure in North Wales politics?