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Octavius Duncombe

1817 – 1879

British politician

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About Octavius Duncombe

Lived 1817 – 1879 (aged 62). Octavius Duncombe was a British politician.

The Hon. Octavius Duncombe (8 April 1817 – 3 December 1879) was a British Conservative politician.

Background Duncombe was a younger son of Charles Duncombe, 1st Baron Feversham, and Lady Charlotte, daughter of William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth. Admiral the Hon. Arthur Duncombe was his elder brother. He served in the 1st Life Guards and afterwards became Colonel of the Cambridgeshire Militia on 2 August 1852.

Political career Duncombe was elected Member of Parliament for the North Riding of Yorkshire in 1841, a seat he held until 1859, and again between 1867 and 1874.

Family Duncombe married Lady Emily Caroline, daughter of John Campbell, 1st Earl Cawdor, in 1842. The family had homes at Westerdale Hall in Yorkshire and Waresley Hall, Cambridgeshire.

They had two children, a son Walter, and daughter Maud. Maud married Lord Calthorpe.

Duncombe died in December 1879, aged 62. Lady Emily Duncombe died in March 1911.

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Important facts

Born
8 April 1817
Birth century
19th century
Died
3 December 1879
Occupation
Politician
Nationality
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Positions held
Member of the 20th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the 19th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the 17th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the 16th Parliament of the United Kingdom

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British politician (1817–1879)

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Octavius Duncombe was born on 8 April 1817.

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Octavius Duncombe died on 3 December 1879.

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Octavius Duncombe was a politician.

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Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Octavius Duncombe

· Wikidata: Q7076834

· DBpedia: Octavius Duncombe

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