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The Hon. Frederick Walpole (18 September 1822 – 1 April 1876), was a British naval commander and Conservative politician.
Background
Walpole was a younger son of Horatio Walpole, 3rd Earl of Orford, and Mary, daughter of William Augustus Fawkener.
Naval and militia career
He served as an officer in the Royal Navy from 1843, attaining the rank of Commander. On 18 March 1852 he was commissioned as a Captain in the West Norfolk Militia, of which his father was the Colonel, and was promoted to Major on 17 May 1859.
Political career
Walpole was returned to Parliament as one of two representatives for Norfolk North 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 Elizabeth Knight, in 1852. They had several children, including Robert Walpole, 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.
References
External links
Media related to Frederick Walpole at Wikimedia Commons
O'Byrne, William R. (1849). "Walpole, Frederick" . A Naval Biographical Dictionary. Vol. 24.1. London: John Murray. p. 1244.
Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Frederick Walpole
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
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- Pangeran William Frederick, Adipati Gloucester dan Edinburgh
- Frederick Hamilton
- George III dari Britania Raya
- Kerajaan Britania Raya (1707–1800)
- George II dari Britania Raya
- Henry Keppel
- Orde Bath
- Pangeran Alfred dari Britania Raya
- Daftar Menteri Keuangan Britania Raya
- Pangeran Octavius dari Britania Raya
- Frederick Walpole
- Baron Walpole
- Frederick Andrews Walpole
- Walpole (surname)
- Robert Walpole
- Walpole family
- Horace Walpole
- Maria Walpole
- Caroline of Ansbach
- North Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)
