William Stratford Dugdale

William Stratford Dugdale
William Stratford Dugdale
Member of Parliament; for Shaftesbury
	In office; 1830 – 12 April 1831
Succeeded by	William Leader Maberly
Member of Parliament; for Bramber
	In office; 1831–1832
Preceded by	Frederick Gough-Calthorpe
Succeeded by	N/A
Member of Parliament; for North Warwickshire
	In office; 1832–1847
Preceded by	N/A
Succeeded by	Richard Spooner
Personal details
Born	William Stratford Dugdale; 1 April 1800; Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Died	15 September 1871
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Harriet Ella Portman

William Stratford Dugdale DL (1 April 1800 – 15 September 1871)^[1] was a British Tory (and later Conservative Party) politician.^[2]

Early life

He was the only son of Dugdale Stratford Dugdale of Merevale Hall, Warwickshire and his wife, the Hon. Charlotte Curzon, daughter of Assheton Curzon, 1st Viscount Curzon. His father was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Warwickshire.^[2]

William was educated at Westminster School and at Christ Church, Oxford.^[2] He married Harriet Ella Portman in 1827, and the couple had 10 children.^[3]

Dugdale entered the unreformed House of Commons at the 1830 general election as an MP for the borough of Shaftesbury in Dorset.^[4] He did not contest that seat at the 1831 general election,^[4] when he was returned unopposed for the rotten borough of Bramber in Sussex.^[5]

Bramber was disenfranchised by the Reform Act 1832, and at the 1832 general election he was returned as a member for North Warwickshire.^[6] He held that seat until he retired from Parliament at the 1847 election.^[2]

Dugdale was a Justice of the peace and Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Warwickshire, held a commission in the Warwickshire Yeomanry and was a trustee of Rugby School.^[2]

^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "The Late Mr Stratford Dugdale M.P.". The Times. 22 September 1871. p. 10.
^ Darryl Lundy (27 April 2010). "William Stratford Dugdale profile". thePeerage.com: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
^ ^a ^b Stooks Smith, Henry (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 92. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
^ Stooks Smith, p. 551
^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 474. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Ralph Leycester Edward Davies Davenport	Member of Parliament for Shaftesbury 1830 – 1831 With: Edward Penrhyn	Succeeded by Edward Penrhyn William Leader Maberly
Preceded by Frederick Gough-Calthorpe John Irving	Member of Parliament for Bramber 1831 – 1832 With: John Irving	Succeeded by Edward Penrhyn William Leader Maberly
New constituency	Member of Parliament for North Warwickshire 1832 – 1847 With: Sir John Eardley-Wilmot (1832–1843) Charles Newdigate Newdegate (1843–1847)	Succeeded by Richard Spooner Charles Newdigate Newdegate

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