Henry Sturt

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

For his son, see Henry Sturt, 1st Baron Alington.

Background

Sturt was the son of Charles Sturt (1763–1812), who was the son of Humphrey Sturt and his wife Mary Pitfield, daughter of Charles Pitfield and Dorothy Ashley.[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, and Col. Charles Napier Sturt, MP for Dorchester. Sturt died in April 1866, aged 70.[4]

References
  1. Lundy, Darryl. "Person Page 3533". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  2. "The Ancient Feudal Manor and Lordship of Winterborne St. Martin (Dorsetshire) - The family of Sturt". Martinstown.co.uk. 20 September 2003. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  3. "STURT, Henry Charles (1795-1866), of Crichel House, Wimborne Minster, Dorset". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  4. Lundy, Darryl. "Person Page 3533". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
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