Henry Sturt

Henry Charles Sturt (9 August 1795 – 14 April 1866), of Crichel House, Dorset, was a British landowner and politician.

Background

Sturt was the son of Charles Sturt, son of Humphrey Sturt and his wife Diana, daughter of Sir Nathaniel Napier, 3rd Baronet, and his wife the Hon. Catherine, daughter of William Alington, 3rd Baron Alington.^[1][2]

Political career

Sturt was elected to Parliament for Bridport in 1817, a seat he held until 1820. In 1823 he was appointed Sheriff of Dorset and later represented Dorchester in 1830 and Dorset between 1835 and 1846.^[3]

Family

Sturt married Lady Charlotte Penelope, daughter of Robert Brudenell, 6th Earl of Cardigan. They had several children, including Henry Sturt, who was elevated to the peerage as Baron Alington in 1876. Sturt died in April 1866, aged 70.^[4]

References

1. Lundy, Darryl. "Person Page 3533". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
2. "The Ancient Feudal Manor and Lordship of Winterborne St. Martin (Dorsetshire) - The family of Sturt". Martinstown.co.uk. 2003-09-20. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
3. "STURT, Henry Charles (1795-1866), of Crichel House, Wimborne Minster, Dorset". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
4. Lundy, Darryl. "Person Page 3533". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 2012-02-09.

External links

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
• Lundy, Darryl. "Darryl Lundy's thePeerage.com page". The Peerage.
• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Henry Sturt