SUCKLING, Maurice (1726-78).

Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790, ed. L. Namier, J. Brooke., 1964
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Constituency

Dates

18 May 1776 - 14 July 1778

Family and Education

b. 4 May 1726, 1st surv. s. of Rev. Maurice Suckling, preb. of Westminster Abbey, by Anne, da. of Sir Charles Turner, 1st Bt., of Warham, Norf. and niece of Sir Robert Walpole.  m. 19 June 1764, his cos. Hon. Mary Walpole, da. of Horatio, 1st Baron Walpole, s.p.

Offices Held

Lt. R.N. 1745; cdr. 1754; capt. 1755; comptroller of the navy 1775-8.

Biography

Suckling—uncle and early patron of Nelson—was returned unopposed at Portsmouth, presumably with Admiralty support. There is no record of his having voted or spoken.  He died 14 July 1778.

Ref Volumes: 1754-1790

Author: Mary M. Drummond

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