About James Du Pré
Lived 1778 – 1870 (aged 91–92). James Du Pré was a British politician.
James Du Pré (1778–1870), of Wilton Park, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, was an English politician.
He was the son of Josias Du Pre (1721-1780), former Governor of Madras and educated at Eton College (1791) and Christ Church, Oxford (1796-1800). He succeeded his father to Wilton Park in 1780.
Du Pré was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of Great Britain (and then the Parliament of the United Kingdom) for Gatton 29 Apr. 1800–1802, for Aylesbury 1802–1804 and for Chichester 1807–1812.
He was selected High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire for 1825–26.
He married in 1801 Madelina, the daughter of Sir William Maxwell, 4th Bt., of Monreith, Wigtown, a niece of the Duchess of Gordon. They had 3 sons and 8 daughters, one of whom was the mother to the well-known politician Henry Labouchère.
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Who was James Du Pré?
English politician; (1778-1870)
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James Du Pré was born in 1778.
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James Du Pré died in 1870.
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James Du Pré was a politician.
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