Hugh McCalmont

Major-General Sir Hugh McCalmont (9 February 1845 – 2 May 1924) was an Anglo-Irish soldier, politician, and horseman. He was elected as an Ulster Unionist Member of Parliament for North Antrim in 1895, resigning in 1899 by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead. Early life and education Hugh McCalmont was born in Dublin, the eldest son of James McCalmont (of Abbeylands, Belfast) and Emily Anne Martin. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford. He was the half-nephew of author Violet Florence Martin and the composer Robert "Ballyhooly" Martin, who composed the Killaloe March, both younger than him, being children of his maternal grandfather's second marriage. Career McCalmont was commissioned into the 6th Dragoon Guards in 1865. He saw service in the Red River Rebellion in 1870, the Third Anglo-Ashanti War in 1873 and the Russo-Turkish War in 1877. McCalmont also took part in the South African War in 1879, the Second Anglo-Afghan War in 1879 and the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882 as well as the Nile Expedition in 1884.