William Stratford Dugdale

William Stratford Dugdale DL was born on 1 April 1800 and died on 15 September 1871. He was a British politician affiliated initially with the Tory party and later with the Conservative Party.

Early Life:

William Stratford Dugdale was the sole son of Dugdale Stratford Dugdale of Merevale Hall in Warwickshire and his wife, the Honorable Charlotte Curzon. Charlotte Curzon was the daughter of Assheton Curzon, the 1st Viscount Curzon. His father served as a Member of Parliament (MP) representing Warwickshire. William received his education at Westminster School and subsequently attended Christ Church, Oxford.

Family:

In 1827, William Stratford Dugdale married Harriet Ella Portman. The marriage produced ten children.

Political Career:

Dugdale entered the House of Commons at the 1830 general election. He was elected as an MP for the borough of Shaftesbury in Dorset. He did not stand for election in the subsequent 1831 general election. Instead, he was returned unopposed as the MP for the rotten borough of Bramber in Sussex. Following the Reform Act of 1832, which abolished the constituency of Bramber, Dugdale was elected as a Member of Parliament for North Warwickshire in the 1832 general election. He represented North Warwickshire until he stood down from Parliament at the 1847 general election.

Other Roles and Interests:

Apart from his parliamentary career, William Stratford Dugdale served as a Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant for Warwickshire. He held a commission in the Warwickshire Yeomanry and was also a trustee of Rugby School.

External References:

Works authored by or related to William Stratford Dugdale are available through the Internet Archive. His contributions to Parliament have been recorded in Hansard from 1803 to 2005.