About Francis Aglionby
Lived 1777 – 1840 (aged 63). Francis Aglionby was a British politician.
Maj. Francis Aglionby (born Yates; 12 May 1777 – 1 July 1840) was an English Whig politician.
Aglionby was born at Skirwith Abbey, Cumberland, the eldest son of John Ofeur Yates, and Mary Aglionby. In 1822, he assumed the Aglionby surname in order to inherit from his maternal aunt. He won a seat at the 1837 general election, when he was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Cumberland Eastern, and held the seat until his sudden death in 1840 while entering the courthouse in Carlisle.
In 1814, he married Mary Matthews, daughter of J. M. Matthews, of Wigton Hall. They had three daughters and one son. He was buried at Ainstable, Cumberland.
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English politician
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Francis Aglionby was born on 12 May 1777 in Skirwith Abbey.
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Francis Aglionby died on 1 July 1840.
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