John Stapleton
Politician
1816 – 1891
Who was John Stapleton?
John Stapleton was an English Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1852 and 1874.
Stapleton was the fourth son of Thomas Stapleton, of Carlton Hill, Yorkshire and his wife Maria Juliana Gerard, daughter of Sir Robert Gerard, bt. He was educated at the University of Edinburgh, Göttingen and Berlin. He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1833, but later moved to the Middle Temple. He went on the Northern circuit.
At the 1852 general election, Stapleton was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Berwick upon Tweed but was unseated on petition. He was elected in 1857 but lost the seat in 1859. At the 1868 general election Stapleton was re-elected for Berwick and held the seat until his defeat at the 1874.
Stapleton died at the age of 75.
Stapleton married Frances Dorothea King, second daughter of Edward Bolton King, of Chadshunt, Warwickshire. They had three sons and four daughters.
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- Born
- Apr 11, 1816
- Education
- University of Edinburgh
- Died
- Dec 25, 1891
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on July 23, 2013
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