Sir William Hovell Browne ffolkes, 3rd Baronet (21 November 1847 – 9 May 1912) was an English Liberal politician who sat in the

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from 1880 to 1885. ffolkes was the son of Martin William Browne ffolkes and his wife Henrietta Bridget Wale, daughter of Sir Charles Wale of

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, Cambridgeshire. He was educated at

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and at

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. His father was killed by lightning in 1849 and he succeeded his grandfather Sir William ffolkes, 2nd Baronet to the

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in 1860. He was a captain in the

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and was a J.P. and Deputy Lieutenant. In 1876 he was

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.Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881
/ref> ffolkes stood for parliament unsuccessfully at

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in 1874. At the 1880 general election he was elected

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for King's Lynn. He held the seat until 1885. He became chairman of Norfolk County Council and was awarded KCVO in 1909. ffolkes lived at Hillington Hall and died at the age of 64. ffolkes married Emily Charlotte Elwes, daughter of Robert Elwes of Congham House, Norfolk in 1875. His only daughter married John Dawnay, 9th Viscount Downe, and had issue. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his cousin.

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* 1847 births 1912 deaths Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1880–1885 People educated at Harrow School Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order High Sheriffs of Norfolk Members of Norfolk County Council Deputy Lieutenants of Norfolk Baronets in the Baronetage of Great Britain People from Hillington, Norfolk {{GreatBritain-baronet-stub