Sir William John Henry Browne ffolkes, 2nd Baronet FRS (30 August 1786 – 24 March 1860) was an English Whig

British Whig Party

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 politician who sat in the House of Commons  from 1830 to 1837.

ffolkes was the son of Sir Martin ffolkes, 1st Baronet. He was educated at Harrow School

Harrow School

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 and was admitted at Jesus College, Cambridge

Jesus College, Cambridge

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 on 6 April 1805. He was awarded B.A. in 1810 and M.A. in 1813. He succeeded to the baronetcy

Ffolkes Baronets

The ffolkes Baronetcy, of Hillington in the County of Suffolk, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 26 May 1774 for Martin ffolkes, later Member of Parliament for King's Lynn. The second Baronet represented Norfolk and Norfolk West in the House of Commons while the third...

 on the death of his father on 11 December 1821.

In 1830, ffolkes was elected Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Norfolk

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  and held the seat until it was divided under the Reform Act 1832

Reform Act 1832

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. He was then elected MP for Norfolk West in the reformed parliament and sat until 1837. He was a J.P.

Justice of the Peace

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  and Deputy Lieutenant

Deputy Lieutenant

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 for Norfolk and chairman of Norfolk Quarter Sessions.

ffolkes died at the age of 73.

ffolkes married Charlotte Philippa Browne, daughter of Dominick Geoffrey Browne, of Castle MacGarrett, Co. Mayo and sister of Dominick, first Lord Cranmore on 21 April 1818. His son Martin was killed by lightning, and he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his grandson William

Sir William ffolkes, 3rd Baronet

Sir William Hovell Browne ffolkes, 3rd Baronet was an English Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1885....

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