Henry Tufnell (1805 – 15 June 1854) was a

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Whig politician. He was born the eldest son of William Tufnell of Chichester (MP for

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, 1806) and was educated at

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and

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, where he graduated B.A. in 1829. Whilst at Oxford, he, along with

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, translated Karl Otfried Müller's book ''The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race'' into English. He was appointed secretary to Sir

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when the latter was

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and from 1835 to 1839 was

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when that Earl was

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. He entered the

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in 1837 as a

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for

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, having previously been defeated in the Colchester election in 1835, but lost that seat a year later. He was returned for Devonport in a

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in 1840 and held that seat until 1854. He held minor posts in the governments of

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and

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, and was made a

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when he resigned for health reasons in 1850. He died at the age of 49. He had married 3 times; firstly in 1830 Anne Augusta, the daughter of the Rt Hon. Sir

, secondly in 1844 the Hon. Frances Byng, daughter of the

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and thirdly in 1848 Lady Anne Primrose, daughter of the 4th

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. He had a son and 2 daughters.

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The Election of 1835
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