About Christopher Stockdale
Lived 1665 – 1713 (aged 47–48). Christopher Stockdale was an English and British politician.
Christopher Walters Stockdale (1665–1713) was an English politician and landowner in Yorkshire who served as Member of Parliament for Knaresborough from 1693 until his death in 1713.
Life He was born Christopher Walters in 1665, the second son of Robert Walters of Cundall Manor (now an independent boarding school). His uncle was William Stockdale, a distinguished Whig parliamentarian who had held his Knaresborough seat for 33 years without interruption. This estate included Bilton Hall near Harrogate. In the same year he was elected as Member of Parliament for Knaresborough. They had one son named William Stockdale.
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Who was Christopher Stockdale?
English Member of Parliament (c1665-1713)
When was Christopher Stockdale born?
Christopher Stockdale was born in 1665.
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Christopher Stockdale died in 1713.
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Christopher Stockdale was a politician.
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Christopher Stockdale was English and British.
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· Wikipedia: Christopher Stockdale
· DBpedia: Christopher Walters Stockdale
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