Sir William John Henry Browne ffolkes, 2nd Baronet, FRS (30 August 1786 – 24 March 1860) was an English Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1830 to 1837.

ffolkes was the son of Sir Martin ffolkes, 1st Baronet. He was educated at Harrow School and was admitted at Jesus College, Cambridge on 6 April 1805. He was awarded B.A. in 1810 and M.A. in 1813. He succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his father on 11 December 1821.[1]

He was appointed High Sheriff of Norfolk for 1828–29 and in 1830 was elected Member of Parliament for Norfolk, a seat he held until it was divided under the Reform Act 1832.[2] He was then elected MP for Norfolk West in the reformed parliament and sat until 1837.[2] He was a J.P. and Deputy Lieutenant for Norfolk and chairman of Norfolk Quarter Sessions.[1]

He died at the age of 73. He had married Charlotte Philippa Browne, daughter of Dominick Geoffrey Browne, of Castle MacGarrett, Co. Mayo and sister of Dominick, first Lord Oranmore on 21 April 1818. His son Martin was killed by lightning, and he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his grandson William.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "ffolkes, William (FLKS805WJ)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 2)
Parliament of England Preceded byEdmond WodehouseThomas Coke Member of Parliament for Norfolk 1830–1832 With: Thomas Coke Constituency divided New constituency Member of Parliament for Norfolk West 1832–1837 With: Sir Jacob Astley, Bt Succeeded byWilliam BaggeWilliam Chute Baronetage of Great Britain Preceded byMartin ffolkes Baronet (of Hillington) 1821–1860 Succeeded byWilliam ffolkes
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