About John Spalding
Lived 1763 – 1815 (aged 51–52). John Spalding was a British politician.
John Spalding (1763 – 26 August 1815) was a Scottish MP in the British Parliament who represented Wigtown Burghs 1796–1803 and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in July 1797.
He married Mary Anne Eden, daughter of Thomas Eden and Mariana Jones, on 19 December 1807; their son was John Eden Spalding and their daughter was Marianne Spalding, wife of Sir Alexander Malet, 2nd Baronet, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to German Confederation. After his death, Mary Anne went on to marry Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux.
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Who was John Spalding?
British politician
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John Spalding was born in 1763.
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John Spalding died on 26 August 1815.
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John Spalding was a politician.
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John Spalding was British.
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· DBpedia: John Spalding (Scottish politician)
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