Sir Richard Musgrave, 11th Baronet

Sir Richard Courtenay Musgrave, 11th Baronet (21 August 1838 – 13 February 1881) was an English Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1881. He was educated at Eton College and was an officer in the 71st Highlanders. In 1872, he inherited the baronetcy on the death of his father. He was a JP and Deputy Lieutenant for Cumberland and became Lord Lieutenant of Westmorland in 1876.[1]

Musgrave stood unsuccessfully for parliament at East Cumberland in 1874 and 1876. He was elected as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for East Cumberland at the 1880 general election, but died the following year at the age of 42.[2]

Family

Musgrave was the son of Sir George Musgrave, 10th Baronet and his wife Charlotte Graham, daughter of Sir James Graham, 1st Baronet, of Netherby.

Musgrave married Adora Frances Olga Wells, daughter of Peter Wells of Windsor Forest in 1867.

References
  1. Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881
  2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 6)
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
George Howard
Stafford Howard		 Member of Parliament for East Cumberland
1880 – 1881
With: Stafford Howard		 Succeeded by
Stafford Howard
George Howard
Baronetage of England
Preceded by
George Musgrave		 Baronet
(of Hartley Castle)
1872–1881		 Succeeded by
Richard Musgrave


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