Edward Ralph Charles Sheldon (2 March 1782 – 11 June 1836) was an English politician. He represented the constituency of
South Warwickshire from 1835 until his death.
Life
Sheldon was the only son of Ralph Sheldon (1741 – 1822), of Weston in
Long Compton
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in
Warwickshire
Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, and the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare at Stratford-upon-Avon an ...
, a convert from Anglicanism to the Church of England, who was MP for
Wilton from 1804 to 1822.
Sheldon moved to
Brailes House in Warwickshire in 1822, the year of his father's death. He became a magistrate for the counties of Warwickshire and
Worcestershire
Worcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a county in the West Midlands of England. The area that is now Worcestershire was absorbed into the unified Kingdom of England in 927, at which time it was constituted as a county (see His ...
, a
Deputy Lieutenant of Warwickshire, and major of the militia of Warwickshire.
He was elected as a
Liberal
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Politics
* a supporter of liberalism
** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
* Liberalism (international relations)
* Sexually liberal feminism
* Social liberalism
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Member of Parliament
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for
South Warwickshire in
1835
Events
January–March
* January 7 – anchors off the Chonos Archipelago on her second voyage, with Charles Darwin on board as naturalist.
* January 8 – The United States public debt contracts to zero, for the only time in history.
...
, representing the seat until his death the next year.
Family
Sheldon married Marcella, daughter of Thomas Meredith Winstanley, of Lissen Hall,
County Dublin
"Action to match our speech"
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, on 14 August 1817. They had eight children, five of whom died in childhood.
Sheldon died on 11 June 1836, aged 54. His wife survived him by thirteen years, dying on 23 July 1849. His son, Henry James Sheldon, was
High Sheriff of Warwickshire in 1860.
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1782 births
1836 deaths
Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
UK MPs 1835–1837
People from Warwickshire
Deputy Lieutenants of Warwickshire
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