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Frederick Milbank, 1820-1898

Nationality: English
Date of Birth: 1820.04.20
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Date of Death: 1898.04.28
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Identity:

Sir Frederick Milbank, 1st baronet (1882), DL, JP, MP, in 1844 married Alexina Don Harrow. Boase WWW

Life:

Sir Frederick Milbank, 1st Baronet, was a Lieutenant in the 79th Highlanders (he retired in 1840!). He was a landowner and sportsman. He owned 5500 acres, including Thorpe Perrow, Bedale, Yorkshire and Barningham Castle, Brooks, Devon.

He was the Liberal MP for Yorkshire (North Riding) from 1865-1885, and for Richmond 1885-1886.

Bibliography:

Boase, Frederic, Modern English biography: containing many thousand concise memoirs of persons who have died during the years 1851-1900 ... Truro, 1892-1921.