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 Little Shelford, 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 Sir William John Henry Browne ffolkes, 2nd Baronet, FRS (30 August 1786 – 24 March 1860) was an English Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1830 to 1837. ffolkes was the son of Sir Martin ffolkes, 1st Baronet. He was educat ...

to the

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in 1860. He was a captain in the Norfolk Artillery Militia 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 member of parliament for King's Lynn. He held the seat until defeated in 1885. He subsequently left the Liberals to join the

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, standing unsuccessfully for them in the 1900 election in the North West Norfolk constituency. He became chairman of

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in 1902 and was awarded KCVO in 1909. ffolkes lived at Hillington Hall and died in 1912 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 Norfolk Militia officers Baronets in the Baronetage of Great Britain People from Hillington, Norfolk {{GreatBritain-baronet-stub