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Sackville Stopford-Sackville | |
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| Born | 19 March 1840  |
| Died | 6 October 1926 (aged 86) |
| Spouse(s) | Edith Frances Rashleigh |
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| Position held | member of the 27th Parliament of the United Kingdom (1900–1906), member of the 21st Parliament of the United Kingdom (1874–1880), member of the 20th Parliament of the United Kingdom (1868–1874), member of the 19th Parliament of the United Kingdom (1867–1868) |
Sackville George Stopford-SackvilleDL,JP (19 March 1840 – 6 October 1926), known asSackville Stopford until 1870, was a BritishConservative politician.
Born Sackville Stopford, Stopford-Sackville was the eldest son of William Stopford-Sackville, son of Reverend the Hon.Richard Bruce Stopford, younger son ofJames Stopford, 2nd Earl of Courtown. His mother was Caroline Harriett, daughter and heiress of the Hon. George Sackville, younger son ofGeorge Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville. He assumed in 1870 (alongside his father) by Royal licence the additional surname of Sackville. Through his mother he inheritedDrayton House,Lowick, Northamptonshire. He was educated atChrist Church, Oxford.
Stopford-Sackville was returned to Parliament forNorthamptonshire North in 1867, a seat he held until 1880. He remained out of theHouse of Commons for the next twenty years trying unsuccessfully to return to parliament in the1894 Wisbech by-election. In 1900 he was re-elected for his previous constituency Northamptonshire North, and continued to represent it until 1906. He was also anAlderman of theNorthamptonshire County Council and served as aDeputy Lieutenant andJustice of the Peace of that county.
Stopford-Sackville married Edith Frances, daughter of William Rashleigh, in 1875. There were no children from the marriage. She died in December 1905. Sackville-Stopford survived her by over twenty years and died on 6 October 1926, aged 86.
Areredos was installed in his memory inSt Peter's Church, Lowick.
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forNorthamptonshire North 1867–1880 With:George Ward Hunt 1867–1877 Lord Burghley 1877–1880 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forNorthamptonshire North 1900–1906 | Succeeded by |