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Charles Napier Sturt | |
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Member of Parliament for Dorchester | |
In office July 1856 - 1874 | |
Personal details | |
Born | London, England | 9 August 1832
Died | 13 March 1886 Hampshire, England | (aged 53)
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Relatives | Henry Sturt (brother) Charles Sturt (grandfather) Robert Brudenell (grandfather) |
Military career | |
Unit | Grenadier Guards |
Wars | Crimea War |
Colonel Charles Napier Sturt (9 August 1832 – 13 March 1886) was an English soldier and politician.
Biography
Sturt was born in London in 1832, the son of Henry Sturt of Dorset and Charlotte Penelope Brudenell, daughter of the Robert Brudenell, 6th Earl of Cardigan. In 1851 he joined the Grenadier Guards; in 1854 he served with 3rd Battalion in the Crimea War, where he was seriously wounded at the Battle of Inkerman.[1]
On returning from the war Sturt stood as Member of Parliament for Dorchester and was elected in a by-election in July 1856.[1] He was MP for Dorchester 1856 to 1874.[2] He was a Conservative.
Sturt died at Winchester Barrack on 13 March 1886, aged 54.[1]
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