Henry Sturt

Henry Sturt
Henry Sturt
Member of Parliament for Dorset
	In office; 1835–1846
Member of Parliament for Dorchester
	In office; April - August 1830
Member of Parliament for Bridport
	In office; 1817–1820
Personal details
Born	9 August 1795
Died	14 April 1866 (aged 70)
Spouse	Charlotte Brudenell
Children	2+, including Henry and Charles
Parent	Charles Sturt (father);
Relatives	Humphrey Sturt (grandfather)

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

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

^ Lundy, Darryl. "Person Page 3533". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 9 February 2012.^{[unreliable source]}
^ "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.
^ "STURT, Henry Charles (1795-1866), of Crichel House, Wimborne Minster, Dorset". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
^ Lundy, Darryl. "Person Page 3533". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 9 February 2012.^{[unreliable source]}

External links

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

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by William Best Sir Horace St Paul, Bt	Member of Parliament for Bridport 1817–1820 With: Sir Horace St Paul, Bt	Succeeded by James Scott Christopher Spurrier
Preceded by Robert Williams Anthony William Ashley-Cooper	Member of Parliament for Dorchester April 1830 – August 1830 With: Robert Williams	Succeeded by Robert Williams Lord Ashley
Preceded by Lord Ashley William John Bankes Hon. William Ponsonby	Member of Parliament for Dorset 1835–1846 With: Lord Ashley 1835–1846 Hon. William Ponsonby 1835–1837 Hon. John Fox-Strangways 1837–1841 George Bankes 1841–1846	Succeeded by George Bankes Henry Ker Seymer John Floyer