John Vivian (Liberal politician)

Born at the Château de Rosamel in Frencq, France,[2] he was educated at Eton College and joined the 11th Hussars as cornet in February 1836.

[4] He was elected MP for Bodmin[5] in April 1857 and held the seat until May 1859, when he stood unsuccessfully at Truro.

He held that office until 1871 when he was appointed Under-Secretary of State for War,[8] thereby vacating his seat.

[9] Vivian died at the age of 60[10] at his home at The Priory, Richmond, London, leaving a personal estate of less than £1,000 to his widow.

His grandson, Herbert Vivian was a journalist, writer and newspaper proprietor who was one of the key members of the Neo-Jacobite Revival of the 1880s and 1890s.