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James Du Pré

English politician

James Du Pré (1778–1870), of Wilton Park, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, was an English politician.

Wilton Park House

He was the son of Josias Du Pre (1721-1780), former Governor of Madras and educated at Eton College (1791) and Christ Church, Oxford (1796-1800). He succeeded his father to Wilton Park in 1780.

Du Pré was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of Great Britain (and then the Parliament of the United Kingdom) for Gatton 29 Apr. 1800–1802, for Aylesbury 1802–1804 and for Chichester 1807–1812.^[1]

He was selected High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire for 1825–26.

He married in 1801 Madelina, the daughter of Sir William Maxwell, 4th Bt., of Monreith, Wigtown, a niece of the Duchess of Gordon. They had 3 sons and 8 daughters, one of whom was the mother to the well-known politician Henry Labouchère.

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Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by John Petrie Sir Walter Stirling, Bt	Member of Parliament for Gatton 1800–1800 With: Sir Walter Stirling, Bt	Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Parliament of Great Britain	Member of Parliament for Gatton 1801–1802 With: Sir Walter Stirling, Bt	Succeeded by James Dashwood Sir Mark Wood, Bt
Preceded by Scrope Bernard Gerard Lake	Member of Parliament for Aylesbury 1802–1806 With: Robert Bent 1802–04 William Cavendish 1804–06	Succeeded by Sir George Nugent, Bt George Cavendish
Preceded by Thomas Steele George White-Thomas	Member of Parliament for Chichester 1807–1812 With: George White-Thomas	Succeeded by The Earl of March William Huskisson

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