Constituency : Lichfield 1837-65
Alfred was the son of the Marquess of Anglesey, a typical backbench Whig. He was educated at Westminster. He was a lieutenant in the Royal Horse Guards and rose to general in the 7th Hussars. He was Chief Equerry and Clerk Marshal to the Queen throughout every non-Tory administration ( and the Derby/Disraeli government 1866-8 ) from 1846 to 1874. He was a director of the North Staffordshire Railway Company from 1854 to 1875.
Alfred was defeated by the Conservatives in 1865.
He died in 1888 aged 72.
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