# Captain Lennox — North and South character guide

> Captain Lennox in North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Captain Lennox, Captain, Lennox

**First appearance:** 0000-i-haste-to-the-wedding

## Who they are

Edith's husband, a military officer and brother of Henry Lennox.

## In the story

### [I: "Haste to the Wedding"](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/north_and_south_se/chapters/i-haste-to-the-wedding)

Captain Lennox is Edith's fiancé. He arrives early, causing Edith to rush out of the room. He is described as tall and handsome, and Edith is clearly devoted to him.

### [Ease Not Peace](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/north_and_south_se/chapters/xliv-ease-not-peace)

Captain Lennox is kind and brotherly to Margaret, though his anxious attention to Edith's appearance sometimes rouses Margaret's latent Vashti.

### [XLVIII: “Ne’er to Be Found Again”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/north_and_south_se/chapters/xlviii-ne-er-to-be-found-again)

Accompanies Margaret to Oxford after she insists on going, and falls asleep on the return journey.

### [XLIX: Breathing Tranquillity](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/north_and_south_se/chapters/xlix-breathing-tranquillity)

Edith's husband, who is consulted in family decisions about Margaret's future and learns of her inheritance.

### [Meeting Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/north_and_south_se/chapters/li-meeting-again)

Edith's husband; introduced to Thornton at the party.

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