Edward Stopford (British Army officer)

Edward Stopford
Edward Stopford
Born	28 September 1766
Died	14 September 1837
Nationality	British
Occupation	Soldier, politician
Children	Edward Stopford Claremont
Parent(s)	James Stopford, 2nd Earl of Courtown; Mary (née Powys) Stopford
Relatives	James Stopford, 3rd Earl of Courtown (brother); Sir Robert Stopford (brother)

Sir Edward Stopford GCB (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). James Stopford, 3rd Earl of Courtown, was his elder brother and Admiral the Hon. Sir Robert Stopford his younger brother.

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 when he was made a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath.

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.

He died in September 1837, aged 70.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Lord Bruce Viscount Stopford	Member of Parliament for Marlborough 1810–1818 With: Lord Bruce 1810–1814 William Noel-Hill 1814–1818	Succeeded by John Wodehouse Lord Brudenell