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Edward Stopford (Marlborough MP)

British Army general

Field	Value
honorific_prefix	Lieutenant-General
name	Sir Edward Stopford
honorific_suffix
birth_date
death_date
death_place	Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
placeofburial	Leamington Spa
allegiance	United Kingdom
branch	British Army
serviceyears	1784–1837
rank	Lieutenant-General
commands	[3rd Foot Guards](3rd-foot-guards)
Guards Brigade
[1st Division](1st-united-kingdom-division)
Fusilier Brigade, [4th Division](4th-division-united-kingdom)
Brigade, 1st Division
Guards Brigade
unit	[3rd Foot Guards](3rd-foot-guards)
battles
awards	Army Gold Medal
Military Order of the Tower and Sword (Portugal)
alma_mater	Eton College
children	Edward Stopford Claremont

Guards Brigade 1st Division Fusilier Brigade, 4th Division Brigade, 1st Division Guards Brigade

French Revolutionary Wars
- Flanders Campaign
Napoleonic Wars
- Hanover Expedition
- Copenhagen Expedition
- Peninsular War
  - Second Battle of Porto
  - Battle of Talavera
  - Battle of Busaco
  - Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro
  - Battle of Vitoria
  - Siege of San Sebastián
  - Battle of the Bidassoa
  - Battle of Nivelle
  - Battle of the Nive
  - Battle of Bayonne Military Order of the Tower and Sword (Portugal) Sir Edward Stopford (28 September 1766 – 14 September 1837) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and politician.

Early life

Edward Stopford was born on 28 September 1766. He was the second son of James Stopford, 2nd Earl of Courtown, and his wife Mary (née Powys). His elder brother was James Stopford, 3rd Earl of Courtown, and his younger brother was Sir Robert Stopford.

Career

He served in the British Army and achieved the rank of Lieutenant-General. In 1810, he succeeded his elder brother as member of parliament for Marlborough, a seat he held until 1818. He was honoured with the title Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and served as Colonel of the 41st Regiment of Foot from 1819 until his death.

Personal life

He never married, but he had an affair with a French actress, Mademoiselle Anaïs, with whom he had a son, Edward Stopford Claremont, who also became a British Army general.

Death

He died on 14 September 1837, aged 70.

References

[http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/26588?docPos=1 Robert Stopford at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]
{{London Gazette. (31 March 1835)
"41st (the Welsh) Regiment of Foot". regiments.org.
{{London Gazette. (26 July 1881)

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