Edmond Wodehouse
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Edmond Robert Wodehouse PC
(3 June 1835 – 14 December 1914), was an English Liberal
and Liberal Unionist politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1906.
Wodehouse was the only child of Sir Philip Edmond Wodehouse, Governor of Bombay, and Katherine Mary Templer daughter of Francis J Templer. He was educated at Eton College
and at Balliol College, Oxford
being awarded B.A. and M.A. 1865. He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn
in 1861. He was private secretary to his cousin, John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley
, when he was Viceroy of Ireland from 1864 to 1866, Lord Privy Seal from 1868 to 1870 and Secretary of State for Colonies from 1870 to 1874.
At the 1880 general election
Wodehouse was elected Member of Parliament
for Bath
. He held the seat until 1906. In 1898 he was admitted to the Privy Council
.
Wodehouse died in December 1914, aged 79.
Wodehouse married in 1876 Adele Sophia Harriett Bagot, daughter of Reverend Charles Walter Bagot Chancellor of Bath and Wells and Rector of Castle Rising, Norfolk.
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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(3 June 1835 – 14 December 1914), was an English Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
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and Liberal Unionist politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1906.
Wodehouse was the only child of Sir Philip Edmond Wodehouse, Governor of Bombay, and Katherine Mary Templer daughter of Francis J Templer. 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"....
and at Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College, Oxford
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being awarded B.A. and M.A. 1865. He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn
Lincoln's Inn
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in 1861. He was private secretary to his cousin, John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley
John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley
John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley KG , PC , known as the Lord Wodehouse from 1846 to 1866, was a British Liberal politician...
, when he was Viceroy of Ireland from 1864 to 1866, Lord Privy Seal from 1868 to 1870 and Secretary of State for Colonies from 1870 to 1874.
At the 1880 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1880
-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...
Wodehouse was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Bath
Bath (UK Parliament constituency)
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. He held the seat until 1906. In 1898 he was admitted to the Privy Council
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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.
Wodehouse died in December 1914, aged 79.
Wodehouse married in 1876 Adele Sophia Harriett Bagot, daughter of Reverend Charles Walter Bagot Chancellor of Bath and Wells and Rector of Castle Rising, Norfolk.