The Hon. Frederick Walpole (18 September 1822 – 1 April 1876), was a British naval commander and

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politician.

Background

Walpole was a younger son of

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, and Mary, daughter of

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Naval and militia career

He served as an officer in the

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from 1843, attaining the rank of

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. On 18 March 1852 he was commissioned as a

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in the

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, of which his father was the

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, and was promoted to

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on 17 May 1859.Lt-Col H.G. Hart, ''The New Annual Army List, and Militia List'' (various dates).

Political career

Walpole was returned to Parliament as one of two representatives for

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in 1868, a seat he held until his death eight years later.

Family

Walpole married his second cousin Laura Sophia Frances, daughter of Francis Walpole and

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, in 1852. They had several children, including

Robert Walpole Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford (; 26 August 1676 – 18 March 1745), known between 1725 and 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole, was a British Whigs (British political party), Whig statesman who is generally regarded as the ''de facto'' first Prim ...

, who succeeded as fifth Earl of Orford in 1894. Walpole died in April 1876, aged 53. His wife survived him by 25 years and died in January 1901.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Walpole, Frederick 1822 births 1876 deaths Younger sons of earls Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1868–1874 UK MPs 1874–1880

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