Edmund Wodehouse (26 July 1784 – 21 August 1855) was a British politician.
Background
Wodehouse was the son of Thomas Wodehouse, younger son of
Sir Armine Wodehouse, 5th Baronet
Colonel Sir Armine Wodehouse, 5th Baronet ( – 21 May 1777) was a British Tories (British political party), Tory politician and militia officer.
Wodehouse was born in 1714, the son of Sir John Wodehouse, 4th Baronet, and Mary Fermor. His unus ...
, and brother of
John Wodehouse, 1st Baron Wodehouse. His mother was Sarah, daughter of
Pryse Campbell
Pryse Campbell (1727 – 14 December 1768), was a Scottish politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cardigan (UK Parliament constituency), Cardigan Boroughs, Inverness-shire (UK Parliament constituency), Inverness-shire and Nairnshi ...
.
Political career
Wodehouse entered Parliament as one of two representatives for
Norfolk
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in 1817, a seat he held until 1830. He was then a
Tory
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. Between 1835 and 1855 he was
Conservative
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Member of Parliament (MP) for
Norfolk East.
Family
Wodehouse married his first cousin, Lucy, daughter of Reverend Philip Wodehouse, in 1809. They had several children, including
Sir Philip Wodehouse and General
Edmund Wodehouse. She died in June 1829. Wodehouse remained a widower until his death in August 1855, aged 76.
See also
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Earl of Kimberley
References
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External links
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* 1835 - 1855
* (as Edmund Wodehouse; marker correct)
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1784 births
1855 deaths
Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Norfolk
Tory MPs (pre-1834)
UK MPs 1812–1818
UK MPs 1818–1820
UK MPs 1820–1826
UK MPs 1826–1830
UK MPs 1835–1837
UK MPs 1837–1841
UK MPs 1841–1847
UK MPs 1847–1852
UK MPs 1852–1857
Edmond Wodehouse