Augustus Stafford
British politician
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| Intro | British politician | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |
| was | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 22 June 1811 | |
| Death | 15 November 1857 (aged 46 years) |
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Augustus Stafford (22 June 1811 – 15 November 1857), also known as Augustus Stafford O'Brien-Stafford, was a British landowner and Conservative Party politician.
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Stafford was born in Walcot, Lincolnshire in 1811.
He sat as a Member of Parliament for Northamptonshire North from 1841 until his early death in 1857. He was Secretary to the Admiralty under the Duke of Northumberland in Lord Derby's 1852 government.
He joined the Canterbury Association on 27 March 1848 and was one of the more active members. He died on 15 November 1857 in Dublin, Ireland.