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Sir Richard Musgrave, 11th Baronet

Sir Richard Musgrave, 11th Baronet

English politician (1838–1881)

Sir Richard Courtenay Musgrave, 11th Baronet (21 August 1838 – 13 February 1881) was an English Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1881. He was educated at Eton College and was an officer in the 71st Highlanders. In 1872, he inherited the baronetcy on the death of his father. He was a JP and Deputy Lieutenant for Cumberland and became Lord Lieutenant of Westmorland in 1876.[1]

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Musgrave stood unsuccessfully for parliament at East Cumberland in 1874 and 1876. He was elected as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for East Cumberland at the 1880 general election, but died the following year at the age of 42.[2]

Family

Musgrave was the son of Sir George Musgrave, 10th Baronet and his wife Charlotte Graham, daughter of Sir James Graham, 1st Baronet, of Netherby.[3]

Musgrave married Adora Frances Olga Wells, daughter of Peter Wells, of Windsor Forest and Great Park in 1867. He was succeeded by his son, Sir Richard George Musgrave. [4]

References

  1. [1]
    Debrett's House of Commons. Robarts - University of Toronto. London Dean. 1867.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. [2]
    Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 6)
  3. [3]
    Debrett's illustrated baronetage, with the knightage, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. London: Dean and Son. 1869. p. 346.
  4. [4]
    Mair, Robert H., ed. (1884). Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage (Royal ed.). London: Dean and Son. p. 375.
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