Walter Sneyd
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Walter Sneyd | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Castle Rising | |
| In office 1784–1790 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Mackreth |
| Succeeded by | Henry Drummond |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 February 1752 |
| Died | 23 June 1829 (aged 77) |
| Spouse |
Hon. Louisa Bagot (m. 1786) |
| Relations | Sir Walter Bagot, 5th Baronet (grandfather) Ralph Sneyd (grandfather) |
| Parent(s) | Barbara Bagot Ralph Sneyd |
| Education | Brasenose College, Oxford |
Lieutenant-Colonel Walter Sneyd (11 February 1752 – 23 June 1829), of Keele Hall was an English politician who served in the Parliament of Great Britain and as High Sheriff of Staffordshire.
Sneyd was born on 11 February 1752 in an old Staffordshire parliamentary family. He was a son of the former Barbara Bagot and Ralph Sneyd of Keele Hall, Staffordshire.[1] His younger brother, the Rev. Ralph Sneyd married Penelope Moore (a daughter of the Hon. Sir John Moore and granddaughter of Henry, Earl of Drogheda)[2]
His paternal grandfather was Ralph Sneyd, MP for Staffordshire. His maternal grandfather was Sir Walter Bagot, 5th Baronet and Lady Barbara Legge (daughter of William Legge, 1st Earl of Dartmouth).[2]
He was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford, 1769.[1]
Career
He was admitted to Middle Temple in 1771 and held a commission in the Staffordshire Militia,[1] eventually rising to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel and being appointed Lt-Col Commandant of the Northern Regiment, Staffordshire Local Militia on 1 March 1809.[3]
He was a Member of the Parliament of Great Britain for Castle Rising beginning in 1784. His return was arranged by his uncle Richard Bagot (1733–1813), whose wife, Frances Howard (a daughter of William Howard, Viscount Andover and granddaughter of Henry Howard, 11th Earl of Suffolk, who controlled one seat in the borough). Sneyd voted with the Opposition on Pitt’s Irish propositions, 13 May 1785, but with Administration on the Regency, 1788-9. He is not known to have spoken in the House, nor did he stand again in 1790.[1]
Upon his father's death on 10 February 1793, he succeeded to Keele Hall.[4] From 1814 to 1815, he was the High Sheriff of Staffordshire.[1]