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Augustus Stafford
Augustus Stafford (22 June 1811 – 15 November 1857), also known as Augustus Stafford O'Brien-Stafford, was a British landowner and Conservative Party politician.
Biography
Stafford was born in Walcot, Lincolnshire in 1811.[1] He was the son of Stafford O'Brien and his wife Emma, daughter of Sir Gerard Noel, 2nd Baronet. His name initially was Augustus Stafford O'Brien.[2]
He sat as a Member of Parliament for Northamptonshire North from 1841 until his early death in 1857. He was Secretary to the Admiralty under the Duke of Northumberland in Lord Derby's 1852 government.[3]
He was an active member of the Canterbury Association which he joined on 27 March 1848. He died on 15 November 1857 in Dublin, Ireland.[1]
References
- ^ a b Bain, Rev. Michael (2007). The Canterbury Association (1848-1852): A Study of Its Members' Connections (PDF). Christchurch: Project Canterbury. pp. 76–77. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- ^ Burke, Bernard (1871). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. Harrison. p. 1300.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Augustus Stafford
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Viscount Maidstone and Thomas Philip Maunsell | Member of Parliament for Northamptonshire North 1841–1857 With: Thomas Philip Maunsell | Succeeded by Lord Burghley and George Ward Hunt |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by John Parker | First Secretary of the Admiralty 1852 | Succeeded by Ralph Bernal Osborne |