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Edward Chaplin (politician)

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Colonel Edward Chaplin (28 March 1842 – 23 December 1883) was a British Conservative politician.

Background

Chaplin was the son of Reverend Henry Chaplin and Caroline Horatia, daughter of William Ellice. Henry Chaplin, 1st Viscount Chaplin, was his elder brother.

Political career

Chaplin sat as Member of Parliament for Lincoln alongside Charles Seely between 1874 and 1880.

Family

Chaplin married Lady Guendolen Theresa, daughter of Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 19th Earl of Shrewsbury, in 1877. He died in December 1883, aged 41. His wife later remarried and died in January 1937.

References

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Lincoln
1874–1880
With: Charles Seely
Succeeded by