Francis Monckton

Francis Monckton

Francis Monckton (7 March 1844–30 September 1926) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Staffordshire West from 1871

Monckton was the eldest son of Gen. Henry Monckton of Stretton Hall, Staffordshire and his wife Ann Smythe. He was educated at Eton and Oxford. In 1871 he was returned unopposed as MP for Staffordshire West on the death of the previous incumbent. He held the seat until 1885. He inherited the estates of Stretton and Somerford Hall from his uncle, George Monckton. He was High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1895/6.

Monckton married Evelyn Mary Heber-Percy, daughter of Algernon Charles Heber-Percy and Emily Heber, on 16 July 1889.


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