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William Stratford Dugdale

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William Stratford Dugdale
Member of Parliament
for Shaftesbury
In office
1830 – 12 April 1831
Succeeded byWilliam Leader Maberly
Member of Parliament
for Bramber
In office
1831–1832
Preceded byFrederick Gough-Calthorpe
Succeeded byN/A
Member of Parliament
for North Warwickshire
In office
1832–1847
Preceded byN/A
Succeeded byRichard Spooner
Personal details
Born
William Stratford Dugdale

1 April 1800
Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Died15 September 1871
Political partyConservative
SpouseHarriet Ella Portman

William Stratford Dugdale DL (1 April 1800 – 15 September 1871)[1] was a British Tory (and later Conservative Party) politician.[2]

Early life

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He was the only son of Dugdale Stratford Dugdale of Merevale Hall, Warwickshire and his wife, the Hon. Charlotte Curzon, daughter of Assheton Curzon, 1st Viscount Curzon. His father was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Warwickshire.[2]

William was educated at Westminster School and at Christ Church, Oxford.[2] He married Harriet Ella Portman in 1827, and the couple had 10 children.[3]

Member of Parliament

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Dugdale entered the unreformed House of Commons at the 1830 general election as an MP for the borough of Shaftesbury in Dorset.[4] He did not contest that seat at the 1831 general election,[4] when he was returned unopposed for the rotten borough of Bramber in Sussex.[5]

Bramber was disenfranchised by the Reform Act 1832, and at the 1832 general election he was returned as a member for North Warwickshire.[6] He held that seat until he retired from Parliament at the 1847 election.[2]

Other interests

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Dugdale was a Justice of the peace and Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Warwickshire, held a commission in the Warwickshire Yeomanry and was a trustee of Rugby School.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. ^ a b c d e "The Late Mr Stratford Dugdale M.P.". The Times. 22 September 1871. p. 10.
  3. ^ Darryl Lundy (27 April 2010). "William Stratford Dugdale profile". thePeerage.com: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  4. ^ a b Stooks Smith, Henry (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 92. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
  5. ^ Stooks Smith, p. 551
  6. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 474. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Shaftesbury
18301831
With: Edward Penrhyn
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Bramber
18311832
With: John Irving
Succeeded by
New constituency Member of Parliament for North Warwickshire
18321847
With: Sir John Eardley-Wilmot (1832–1843)
Charles Newdigate Newdegate (1843–1847)
Succeeded by