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Sir Martin ffolkes, 1st Baronet

1749 – 1821

English politician

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Lived 1749 – 1821 (aged 72). Sir Martin ffolkes, 1st Baronet was a British politician.

Sir Martin Browne ffolkes, 1st Baronet, FRS (21 May 1749 – 11 December 1821) was an English baronet and Member of Parliament.

Martin ffolkes was the only son of William ffolkes, a barrister of Hillington, Norfolk and his second wife Mary, the daughter and heiress of Sir William Browne, MD, President of the Royal College of Physicians. His uncle was Martin Folkes, President of the Royal Society.

ffolkes was educated at Eton College from 1758 to 1766 and matriculated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge in 1767. He then entered Lincoln's Inn in 1768 to study law. He succeeded his father in 1783, inheriting lands in Norfolk. On the death of his grandfather Sir William Browne in 1774 he restyled himself Browne ffolkes and was created a baronet later that year. He married Fanny, the daughter and coheir of Sir John Turner, 3rd Baronet of Warham, on 28 December 1777; they had a son and two daughters.

He was appointed High Sheriff of Norfolk for 1783–84 and in 1790 was elected MP for King's Lynn, sitting until his death in office in 1821. He was an officer in the Norfolk Rangers – a captain in 1794 and by 1804 a major.

He died at Hillington in 1821 and was succeeded by his elder son, William John Henry Browne ffolkes.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Education
Eton College, Emmanuel College
Positions held
Member of the 4th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the 1st Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the 2nd Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the 3rd Parliament of the United Kingdom
Awards
Fellow of the Royal Society
Also known as
Sir Martin Browne ffolkes, 1st Bt., Sir Martin Browne Folkes

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Who was Sir Martin ffolkes, 1st Baronet?

English politician

When was Sir Martin ffolkes, 1st Baronet born?

Sir Martin ffolkes, 1st Baronet was born on 21 May 1749.

When did Sir Martin ffolkes, 1st Baronet die?

Sir Martin ffolkes, 1st Baronet died on 11 December 1821.

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Sir Martin ffolkes, 1st Baronet was a politician.

What nationality was Sir Martin ffolkes, 1st Baronet?

Sir Martin ffolkes, 1st Baronet was British.

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· Wikipedia: Sir Martin ffolkes, 1st Baronet

· Wikidata: Q20711628

· DBpedia: Martin Ffolkes

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