Spencer Horatio Walpole

Spencer Horatio Walpole

In 1856 Walpole was elected to Parliament for Cambridge University. Two years later the Tories (or the Conservatives as they became known during the 1850s) returned to office under Lord Derby. Walpole was again appointed Home Secretary, but resigned in January 1859 after disagreements over electoral reforms. The government was dismissed in July the same year. The Conservatives remained out of office for seven years, but in 1866 they again came to power under Derby, who made Walpole Home Secretary for the third time. However, he was severely criticized for his handling of the movement for parliamentary reform, and resigned in May 1867. He nonetheless continued to serve in the cabinet as Minister without Portfolio until February 1868, when Benjamin Disraeli became Prime Minister. Walpole never held office again, but remained a Member of Parliament (MP) for Cambridge University until 1882.

Family

Walpole married his first cousin, Isabella Perceval, daughter of Spencer Perceval, in 1835. They had four children, two sons and two daughters. Their elder son Sir Spencer Walpole was a well-known historian. Walpole died in May 1898, aged 91.

See also

• Baron Walpole and Walpole of Wolterton

Notes

References

• Lee, Sidney, ed. (1899). "Walpole, Spencer Horatio" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 59. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

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• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Spencer Horatio Walpole