Sir Walter Barttelot, 1st Baronet

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The Right HonourableSir Walter BarttelotBt., CB
"One of those"; Caricature by Spy published in Vanity Fair in 1886

Member of Parliament for Horsham
In office 1885–1893
Preceded by	Henry Aubrey-Fletcher
Succeeded by	John Heywood Johnstone
Member of Parliament for West Sussex
In office 1860–1885Serving with Henry Wyndham The Earl of March
Preceded by	The Earl of March
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished

Personal details
Born	10 October 1820 Richmond, London (then in Surrey), England
Died	2 February 1893(1893-02-02) (aged 72) Petworth, West Sussex
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Harriet Musgrave (m. 1852)
Children	7, including Edith and Walter
Alma mater	Rugby School
Occupation	Politician, military officer

Sir Walter Barttelot, 1st Baronet, CB (10 October 1820 – 2 February 1893) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom who served as Member of Parliament for several constituencies.

Life

A member of an ancient Sussex family, Barttelot was the son of George Barttelot and his wife Emma (née Woodbridge). He was educated at Rugby School and then served in the 1st Royal Dragoons, purchasing his captaincy on 7 February 1845. After retirement from the army he raised the 6th (Petworth) Sussex Rifle Volunteer Corps on 15 February 1860 and was promoted to major to command the 2nd Administrative Battalion, Sussex Rifle Volunteer Corps on 26 April 1860. He continued to command the 2nd Sussex Rifle Volunteers until he became its Honorary Colonel in 1882.

In December 1860 he was elected as a Member of Parliament for West Sussex, which he served until 1885 when he became member for Horsham, serving until his death. Horsham's Barttelot Road off the Brighton Road was named after him. Sussex Police Headquarters was located there and current photographs of Barttelot Road are featured (Hidden Horsham). Barttelot was created a baronet, of Stopham in the County of Sussex, on 14 June 1875, and made a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1880. In 1892 he was admitted to the Privy Council.

He became a director of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway in August 1864, and served as its chairman from April to July 1867.

Barttelot married firstly Harriet, daughter of Sir Christopher Musgrave, 9th Baronet, in 1852. They had two sons and five daughters, including Dame Edith Sclater. After his first wife's death in 1863 he married secondly Margaret, daughter of Henry Boldero, in 1868. They had no children. Lady Barttelot died in January 1893. Barttelot survived her by only a few days and died in early February 1893, aged 72. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son Walter.

References

The National Archives (2008). Barttelot, Sir Walter Barttelot (1820-1893) 1st Baronet Politician. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
"No. 20440". The London Gazette. 7 February 1845. p. 358.
^ Army List, various dates.
"No. 22383". The London Gazette. 8 May 1860. p. 1745.
"No. 24214". The London Gazette. 1 June 1875. p. 2853.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Walter Barttelot

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded byEarl of March Henry Wyndham	Member of Parliament for West Sussex 1860–1885 With: Henry Wyndham to 1869 The Earl of March from 1869	Constituency abolished
Preceded bySir Henry Fletcher	Member of Parliament for Horsham 1885–1893	Succeeded byJohn Heywood Johnstone
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New title	Baronet (of Stopham) 1875–1893	Succeeded byWalter George Barttelot
Business positions
Preceded byPeter Northall Lawrie	Chairman of the Board of Directors of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway April–July 1867	Succeeded bySamuel Laing

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