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Henry Loftus (1725–1792)
Henry Loftus may refer to: * Henry Loftus and Harry Donaldson, two men who made headlines for their unsuccessful attempt to rob the Southern Pacific Railroad's ''Apache Limited'' in 1937 * Henry Loftus, 1st Earl of Ely Henry Loftus, 1st Earl of Ely Order of St Patrick, KP, Privy Council of Ireland, PC (Ire) (18 November 1709 – 8 May 1783), styled The Honourable from 1751 to 1769 and known as Henry Loftus, 4th Viscount Loftus from 1769 to 1771, was an Angl ... (1709–1783), Irish peer and politician * Lord Henry Loftus (1822–1880), Irish cricketer {{hndis, Loftus, Henry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Loftus And Harry Donaldson
Henry (Lorenz) Loftus (born 1915) and Harry (Dwyer) Donaldson (born 1910) were two young men who made national headlines for their unsuccessful attempt to rob the Southern Pacific Railroad's ''Apache Limited'' in 1937. The last major train robbery in the United States, the two have been referred to as "the last of America's classic train robbers". Though they were not professional criminals, their unhealthy fixation with the American Wild West prompted them to rob the train which resulted in the intentional wounding of one passenger and the accidental death of another. History Henry Loftus (or Lorenz) was born and raised in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, to German immigrant Conrad Lorenz. As a bored teenager living in a small town, Loftus developed an interest in dime novels and the American Old West. This interest eventually evolved into what his family later called a "Wild West complex"; they humored him, hoping he would outgrow it. Loftus was still living at home at the time of his first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Loftus, 1st Earl Of Ely
Henry Loftus, 1st Earl of Ely Order of St Patrick, KP, Privy Council of Ireland, PC (Ire) (18 November 1709 – 8 May 1783), styled The Honourable from 1751 to 1769 and known as Henry Loftus, 4th Viscount Loftus from 1769 to 1771, was an Anglo-Irish peer and politician. He was the younger son of Nicholas Loftus, 1st Viscount Loftus and Anne Ponsonby, daughter of William Ponsonby, 1st Viscount Duncannon. His elder brother was Nicholas Hume-Loftus, 1st Earl of Ely of the first creation. He served as High Sheriff of Wexford in 1744 and between 1747 and 1768 represented Bannow (Parliament of Ireland constituency), Bannow in the Irish House of Commons. Subsequently, Loftus sat for County Wexford (Parliament of Ireland constituency), County Wexford until 1769, when he succeeded his nephew Nicholas Hume-Loftus, 2nd Earl of Ely, as Viscount Loftus. During a celebrated hearing into his nephew's mental capacity, Loftus testified that the young man was of normal intelligence. Loftus wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |