Frederick Snowdon Corrance (1822 – 31 October 1906) was an English

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politician who sat in the

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from 1867 to 1874. Corrance was the son of Frederick White of

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, Suffolk, and his wife Frances Woodley. His father assumed the name of Corrance in 1837. He was educated at

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and at

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. In April 1842, he joined the army as cornet in the

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and retired in 1844. He was a Deputy Lieutenant and J.P. for Suffolk.Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1870
/ref> Corrance was elected

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(MP) for

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at a by-election in 1867. He held the seat until 1874. Corrance lived at Parham Hall and died at the age of 84. Corrance married Frances Maria du Cane, daughter of Captain Du Cane RN of Braxted Park, Essex, in 1860. They had one child Charles Frederick Corrance born 14 September 1862, who died on 5 September 1876, aged thirteen.

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* 1822 births 1906 deaths People educated at Harrow School Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1865–1868 UK MPs 1868–1874 Deputy Lieutenants of Suffolk People from Framlingham {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1820s-stub