Sir William Bagge, 1st Baronet (17 June 1810 – 12 February 1880) was aConservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He wasMember of Parliament (MP) forWest Norfolk from 1837 to 1857, and from 1865 to 1880. He was made abaronet in 1867, ofStradsett Hall, in theCounty of Norfolk.[1]
He was the son of Thomas Philip Bagge and Grace Salisbury, from whom he inherited Stradsett Hall, a large mansion in the parish ofStradsett, nearDownham Market in westNorfolk.[2][3]
He married Frances Preston, with whom he had six children: four daughters, followed by two sons, William (Sir William Bagge, 2nd Baronet) and Thomas (Sir Thomas Bagge, 3rd Baronet). Bagge was succeeded by his first son, William, in the baronetcy, but he died childless a year later[4] and was succeeded by his younger brother,Sir Alfred Thomas Bagge, 3rd Baronet.
Between 1836 and 1839, Bagge played in fourfirst-class cricket matches forNorfolk andMCC, scoring seven runs, holding two catches and taking one wicket.[5]
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forWest Norfolk 1837–1857 With:William Lyde Wiggett Chute, 1837–1847 Hon. Edward Coke, 1847–1852 George Bentinck, 1852–1865 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forWest Norfolk 1865–1880 With:Hon. Thomas de Grey, 1865–1871; George Bentinck, 1871–1884 | Succeeded by |
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| New creation | Baronet (of Stradsett Hall, Norfolk) 1867–1880 | Succeeded by |
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