Edward Stopford (British Army officer)
Sir Edward Stopford 4th Division Brigade, 1st Division Guards Brigade | |
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| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Army Gold Medal Military Order of the Tower and Sword (Portugal) |
| Alma mater | Eton College |
| Children | Edward Stopford Claremont |
Sir Edward Stopford 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 Sir Robert Stopford his younger brother.[1]
Career
He served in the
41st Regiment of Foot from 1819 to his death.[3]
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.[4]
Death
He died on 14 September 1837, aged 70.
References
- ^ Robert Stopford at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ "No. 19254". The London Gazette. 31 March 1835. p. 599.
- ^ "41st (the Welsh) Regiment of Foot". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 23 February 2007. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ "No. 24999". The London Gazette. 26 July 1881. p. 3675.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr Edward Stopford
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [better source needed]
