Henry Tufnell
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Henry Tufnell (1805 – 15 June 1854) was a British Whig politician. He entered the House of Commons in 1837 as a member for Ipswich, having previously been defeated in the Colchester election in 1835, but lost that seat a year later. He was returned for Devonport in a by-election in 1840 and held that seat until 1854. He held minor posts in the governments of Lord Melbourne and Lord John Russell, and was made a Privy Counsellor in 1850.
He was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford.[1]
He, along with George Cornewall Lewis, translated Otfried Müller's book The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race into English.
References
- ^ Appendix to the Eton School Lists: Comprising the Years 1853-6-9. E.P. Williams. 1864. pp. 103–.
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- 1805 births
- 1854 deaths
- People educated at Eton College
- Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- Whig (British political party) MPs
- Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
- UK MPs 1837–41
- UK MPs 1841–47
- UK MPs 1847–52
- UK MPs 1852–57
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Ipswich