Samuel Crawley
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Samuel Crawley was an English Whig and Liberal
politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1818 and 1841.
Crawley was the son of Samuel Crawley, of Keysoe, and his wife Eliza Rankin. He was educated at Eton College
from 1805 to 1808 and then at Christ Church, Oxford
. In 1815, he inherited the estate of Stockbridge from his uncle John.
On 12 February 1817, Crawley was appointed High Sheriff of Bedfordshire
, and on 19 June, he married Theodosia Mary (d. 1820), daughter of Robert Vyner, by whom he had one daughter.
In 1818 Crawley was elected Member of Parliament
for Honiton
, through the influence of a relative, and held the seat until 1826. On 15 July 1822, he married his second wife, Maria Musgrave (granddaughter of Sir Philip Musgrave, 6th Baronet
), by whom he had five sons and one daughter. At the 1832 general election
Crawley was elected MP for Bedford
. In the 1837 election
his opponent Henry Stuart
was elected, but was unseated on petition in 1838. Crawley was reinstated and held the seat until 1841.
Crawley died at the age of 62 and was buried at Naples
.
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1818 and 1841.
Crawley was the son of Samuel Crawley, of Keysoe, and his wife Eliza Rankin. He was educated at Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
from 1805 to 1808 and then at Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church or house of Christ, and thus sometimes known as The House), is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England...
. In 1815, he inherited the estate of Stockbridge from his uncle John.
On 12 February 1817, Crawley was appointed High Sheriff of Bedfordshire
High Sheriff of Bedfordshire
-1066–1125:*1066-c.1084: Ansculf de Picquigny*Ralph Taillebois*Hugh de Belcamp*1124 Richard of WinchesterFrom 1125 through the end of 1575, appointees to the shrievalty held the joint office of High Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire.-1575–1599:...
, and on 19 June, he married Theodosia Mary (d. 1820), daughter of Robert Vyner, by whom he had one daughter.
In 1818 Crawley was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Honiton
Honiton (UK Parliament constituency)
Honiton was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Honiton in east Devon, formerly represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It sent members intermittently from 1300, consistently from 1640. It elected two Members of Parliament until it was...
, through the influence of a relative, and held the seat until 1826. On 15 July 1822, he married his second wife, Maria Musgrave (granddaughter of Sir Philip Musgrave, 6th Baronet
Sir Philip Musgrave, 6th Baronet
Sir Philip Musgrave, 6th Baronet was a British politician.He was a Member of Parliament for Westmorland, from 1741 to 1747....
), by whom he had five sons and one daughter. At the 1832 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1832
-Seats summary:-Parties and leaders at the general election:The Earl Grey had been Prime Minister since 22 November 1830. His was the first predominantly Whig administration since the Ministry of all the Talents in 1806-1807....
Crawley was elected MP for Bedford
Bedford (UK Parliament constituency)
Bedford is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The seat was established in its current form in 1997, restoring a centuries old name. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election...
. In the 1837 election
United Kingdom general election, 1837
The 1837 United Kingdom general election saw Robert Peel's Conservatives close further on the position of the Whigs, who won their fourth election of the decade....
his opponent Henry Stuart
Henry Stuart (MP)
Henry Stuart was an English politician.Stuart was elected MP for Bedford in 1837, but unseated on petition in May 1838. He was MP for Bedford again from 1841 until his death.- External links :...
was elected, but was unseated on petition in 1838. Crawley was reinstated and held the seat until 1841.
Crawley died at the age of 62 and was buried at Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
.