Henry Arthur Shuckburgh Upton, FRSAI, MRIA was born in 1870 to Arthur Shuckburgh Upton of Coolatore, Moate, Co. Westmeath and Alice Plunkett Dunne, Brittas, County Laois. Upton served as a magistrate and a Justice of Peace for County Westmeath, before becoming High Sherriff of Westmeath. His interest in the history of High Sheriffs resulted in the publication of a paper on this subject in Kildare Archaelogical Society in 1930. In 1896 he became a member of the Royal Society of Antiquaries and a fellow of the Society in 1899. He was also elected a member of the Royal Irish Academy in 1899. He became a member of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead (Irish Memorials Association) and editor of the association's journal from 1923 to 1928. He corresponded regularly with Thomas Sadlier of the Ulster Office of Arms, Dublin Castle, who was the treasurer of the association. He died on the 19th June 1947 and bequeathed his personal archive and library of over 100 items to the Royal Irish Academy and his collection of archaelogical artifacts to the National Museum.

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