Francis Compton D.C.L (20 November 1824 – 24 October 1915) was an English lawyer and

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politician.

Biography

Compton was the son of

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M.P. of Minstead Manor House,

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and his wife Charlotte Mills. He was educated at

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and became a

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. He was called to the bar at

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and

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in 1850. He was a J.P. for Hampshire.Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886
/ref> At the 1880 general election Compton was elected as

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(MP) for

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. When this was divided under the

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, he was elected at the 1885 general election as MP for the

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, and held the seat until he retired from the

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at the 1892 election. Compton lived at Manor House, Minstead, Lyndhurst and died at the age of 90. His son

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was later MP for

. His sister Catherine married Admiral Sir

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Cricket

Compton played

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for

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as well as for the

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and the Gentlemen of the South.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Compton, Francis 1824 births 1915 deaths Alumni of Merton College, Oxford Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies English cricketers Fellows of All Souls College, Oxford Gentlemen of the South cricketers Hampshire cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers UK MPs 1880–1885 UK MPs 1885–1886 UK MPs 1886–1892