James Agar, 3rd Earl of Normanton
British politician
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| Intro | British politician | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |
| was | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 17 September 1818 | |
| Death | 19 December 1896 (aged 78 years) | |
| Politics: | Conservative Party |
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James Charles Herbert Welbore Ellis Agar, 3rd Earl of Normanton DL (17 September 1818 – 19 December 1896), styled Viscount Somerton until 1868, was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.
He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was president of the University Pitt Club. He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Wilton at an unopposed by-election in 1841, and was re-elected unopposed in 1847. He stood down from the House of Commons at the 1852 general election.