Editing Springhill House (section)

===Sir William Fitzwilliam Lenox-Conyngham===
When William Lenox-Conyngham died in 1858, the estate passed to his eldest son Lieutenant Colonel Sir [[William Lenox-Conyngham]] who had married Laura Arbuthnot, daughter of George Arbuthnot of Elderslie<ref>[http://landedfamilies.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/159-arbuthnot-of-elderslie.html Arbuthnot Family of Elderslie]</ref> (Founder of the Indian bank, [[Arbuthnot & Co]]) in 1856. Her father's elder brother was [[Sir William Arbuthnot, 1st Baronet]], [[Lord Provost of Edinburgh]]. Sir William Lenox-Conyngham was highly involved in military matters and was knighted (Knight Commander of the [[Order of the Bath|KCB]]) by [[Queen Victoria]] in 1881.<ref>Supplement to the London Gazette, 24 May 1881 (page 2674). ''The Queen has also been pleased to give orders for the following appointments to the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the Second Class, or Knights Commanders of the said Order :- Lieutenant-Colonel and Honorary Colonel William Fitzwilliam Lenox Conyngham, Londonderry Militia''</ref> During his tenure, the estate was largely sold off under the [[Purchase of Land (Ireland) Act 1885]] and the [[Land Purchase (Ireland) Act 1903]] and was reduced to around three hundred acres.  Finances became a grave concern for the family. Sir William was the last Agent of [[Worshipful Company of Drapers|The Drapers' Company]], overseeing their remaining estate in Northern Ireland, which had been extensive and included [[Draperstown]] and [[Moneymore]].